this isn't directed at anyone in particular, but i think all this crap about [whatever] group runs [whatever] percentage of [whatever] is just pointless speculation.
there are bikie affiliations with all sorts of organised crime, as there are with various other gangs or groups.
whether these gangs are ethnically based or have a motorcycle club culture is neither here nor there - in some areas, bikies are dominant/visible whereas in other areas, it may be (or seem) completely different.
brothels are all run by one nationality? yeah right! maybe where you are, but i don't think this is the case australia wide. i don't frequent or have anything to do with brothels or prostitutes but i live in a red light district, and what i've observed over the last ~5 years isn't consistent with that at all. yes, there are asian sex slaves in australia, but i really don't think it is the whole industry.
just because it might be the case somewhere, doesn't make it the case everywhere.
sydney has a well publicised gangland situation at the moment, and other cities and regions have their own outlaw groups.
just because the scene is dominated by an underworld culture in one area doesn't make it true for the whole country or even the entirety of that local area. the assumption that "lebanese gangs", "asian gangs" and "bikie gangs" (etc etc etc) don't cooperate and collaborate when it suits them seems a bit simplistic. some people have their fingers in a lot of pies, but this idea that it is all universal is just not true. maybe in sydney, but i don't know - i don't live there.
not to mention the fact that the tabloid press reporting on something doesn't make it true. "the news" is not a source of accurate information, especially in matters of crime. sex, drugs, violence, gangs; sensational, lurid headlines - designed to sell papers - which is what they exist for. they're not there to inform us of the important issues of the day, but to put out the juiciest headline possible to make joe everyman go and buy one so he can get his vicarious thrill from reading it. everybody loves a gangster story, especially with a bit of racial bogeyman thrown in. this is a journalist's bread-and-butter, they're like used car salesmen or politicians; not to be taken seriously.
if anything, press coverage seems a sign that the people involved are fucking up, letting their pride and egos get in the way of what should be a discreet business. yes, people develop reputations, people get busted and plenty of gangsters are household names - but it doesn't necessarily mean that they're the best at what they do. once bloody news.com.au are talking about you, you're probably not going to have much chance of flying under the radar.
no matter who you know, or what you think you know, i'm sure there is a lot more going on than anyone can really be sure of.
and to be honest, if people really did know that much about the illegal industries we are talking about here, they probably wouldn't be blabbing about it on an internet forum.