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Based on the non-fiction book Brothers in Arms by Lindsay Simpson and Sandra Harvey, Bikie Wars is a dramatised account of the events leading up the 1984 Milperra massacre, a shoot-out between members of the outlaw motorcycle gang the Comancheros and the Bandidos, a group formed from a splinter group of former Comancheros: the massacre left 7 people dead and 28 wounded, and led to 63 murder convictions, 147 manslaughter convictions, and significant changes to NSW gun laws.

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Easy, He's a Bikie Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 May 2012; (p. 17)
— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Untitled Doug Anderson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 2012; (p. 19)
— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV

This is the Must-Watch Aussie Drama of the Year Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 May 2012; (p. 46)
— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Sons of Infamy Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2012; (p. 6-7)

A Long and Bloody Feud Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 May 2012; (p. 5)

Terror in Milperra Graeme Blundell , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Bikie Wars to Bring Ten Its Share of Brutal Drama Tristan Swanwick , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 December 2011; (p. 17)