5000 mafia members operating in Australia
Thousands of Italian mafia members are operating in 51 clans across Australia and have concealed themselves within the community for decades.
organized crime
Gangland hits pile up in southwest Sydney
Sydney's gangland tensions have included 11 murders in the city's southwest over the past two years, with police pointing to drugs as the cause of the problems.
Police crackdown targeting Sydney gangs
The NSW gang-targeting Raptor Squad has temporarily added 500 police to its ranks to "get in the face" of people suspected of being in criminal gangs.