The Nomads, the Bandidos, the Rebels, the Gipsy Jokers, and the Hells Angels are believed to be among the largest gangs in Australia.

Bikie gang membership has surged in the sunshine state, with 14 outlaw motorcycle gangs operating in South East Queensland, up from 10 gangs in 2005-06, authorities have revealed.

Membership has a jumped from about 600 to 830 fully-patched members, but their ability too participate in gang activities is about to become much harder under proposed anti-bikie laws being considered by the Queensland government in response to a spate of shocking violence in New South Wales.

Under the reforms, to be put in place by mid-year, members could be declared as meeting illegally and arrested.
The proposed laws will allow police to crack down on outlaw motorcycle gangs by taking an order to the Supreme Court to ban clubs from meeting.
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Police, bikies gearing up for protest poker run

OUTLAW motorcycle gang members say tomorrow's poker run north of Adelaide will further unite former warring parties against tough new anti-bikie laws.

Bikies and police have spent the past week gearing up for tomorrow's Gypsy Jokers poker run through the Barossa Valley.

Up to 400 bikies from clubs including the Rebels, Hells Angels, Finks and the Descendants will ride with the Gypsy Jokers in the event - dubbed the Freedom of Association Protest Poker Run.

A Gypsy Jokers member said organisers expected a smooth ride and no friction between different club members.

"This is just the start of bigger things to come. We are united now so this is the beginning of it," he said.

"While these laws are here we will be up in arms protesting about it."

Under the new laws, members of outlaw motorcycle gangs will be committing a criminal offence by associating with each other.

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