Kiwi gang boss kicked out of Australia

The New Zealand Rebels motorcycle outlaw gang boss Aaron ’’AJ’’ Graham is the latest bikie to be kicked out of Australia after a new law was pushed through targeting organised crime figures.

The notorious bikie was deported to New Zealand on Tuesday, despite last month winning a High Court appeal against his second visa cancellation.

Graham, 50, whose visa was revoked on character grounds, was packed to leave Sydney’s Villawood detention centre when Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton cancelled his visa for a third time.

It came hours after a High Court ruling that Graham’s earlier visa cancellation decision was invalid.

Graham, the founding member of the Rebels bikie gang in Tasmania, was reportedly escorted on to an Air New Zealand flight in Sydney on Tuesday and flown to Auckland after being detained in the detention centre for two years.

A New Zealand Police spokeswoman said police were aware of Graham and his background but would not comment on arrangements regarding specific individuals.

The spokeswoman said in general, the police worked with relevant agencies to manage the arrival of those returning under the Australian legislation.

Earlier this year, Graham and fellow Rebels bikie Mehaka Lee Te Puia successfully challenged the visa cancellations after claiming they were unconstitutional.

Dutton, however, had an amendment passed to the Migration Act to stop Graham and Lee Te Puia and up to 20 other people, whose visas have been cancelled, from re-entering Australia.