A Melbourne bikie who has been linked to the Hells Angels, Rebels and Bandidos has been banished from Australia after a court rejected his bid to stay.
Sideli Huakau Taualii arrived in Australia from Tonga as a 20-month-old in 1976 but that has not been enough to save him from deportation back to the Pacific nation.
The father of 11 was president of the Rebels’ Sunshine chapter in 2006 but left after a dispute with the outlaw motorcycle gang’s national president, his appeal to the Federal Court’s Full Court was told.
He then became president of the Bandido’s Sunshine chapter and later saddled up with the Hells Angels, quitting them in 2014.
But Taualii — in fighting Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s ruling — refuted any claim he had tried to join the Comanchero outfit during a subsequent spell in prison.
Mr Dutton’s office ruled he did not pass a character test after serving six years in prison for armed robbery, cancelling his visa in 2016.
Taualii argued his staying in Australia would be in the interests of his children, that he has lived here since being an infant and had contributed to Australia through his employment.
Taualii’s legal team submitted the original ruling failed to find that the minister did not give proper consideration to the prospect he may suffer hardship from his health conditions if sent back to Tonga.
His appeal was dismissed.
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Source: Herald Sun by MARK BUTTLER