Bikies mount up for their freedom The Australian
Despite public antipathy, the United Motorcycle Council, representing 12 clubs including the Finks, Hells Angels, Rebels, Comancheros and Bandidos, has won powerful backing from civil libertarians and lawyers who argue the laws are in breach of the Constitution because they treat courts as the tools of government and deny the right to a fair trial.
"My honest opinion is it's completely un-Australian," Perram says. This is a judgment he is seemingly qualified to make. In 2004, Perram was awarded an Order of Australia for his charitable work for the community.
A successful businessman who previously ran a Ford dealership on Sydney's north shore, he has been a donor to surf lifesaving clubs on the northern beaches, to which he says he's contributed more than $400,000.
He works with local youth support groups finding jobs for juvenile offenders. He also set up the Melissa Walters Foundation, named for a Sydney girl who lost her arm in a boat accident, to raise money for trauma victims who have no access to insurance, compensation or financial support.
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