{"id":5805,"date":"2023-09-03T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:43:20","slug":"media-a-professor-mark-lauchs-bikies-crime-and-outlaw-motorcycle-gangs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/2023\/09\/03\/media-a-professor-mark-lauchs-bikies-crime-and-outlaw-motorcycle-gangs\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: A\/Professor Mark Lauchs &#8211; Bikies, Crime and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Mark Lauchs has provided media commentary in a number of publications discussing the changing face of bikies in Queensland, and their impact on organised crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>&#8220;We\u2019ve seen just recently the former head of the Commanchero\u2019s wearing designer dressing gowns in the club colours, we\u2019re hearing stories of club presidents driving $750,000 Lamborghinis. 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