The President Who Inherited Australia's Biggest Bikie Club — Because His Uncle Got Locked Out

In 2014, Alex Vella — founder and longtime president of the Rebels, Australia's largest outlaw motorcycle club — flew to Malta for a family visit. While he was there, his Australian visa was cancelled. He's never been allowed back. His nephew, Damien Vella, has led the club ever since. This video covers a decade of Damien Vella's presidency: an extraordinary legal effort to restrict his movements and associations, his own encounters with police, a high-profile family defection to a rival club, and a mass resignation that split the Rebels' Western Australian chapter. Some matters referenced in this video remain before the courts, or their outcomes aren't confirmed in publicly available reporting. Where that's the case, we say so directly — a charge is not a conviction, and this video does not allege guilt on any unresolved matter. This channel covers organised crime history using court documents and verified public reporting only. Subscribe for more from Australia and New Zealand. Timestamps : 0:00 -- intro waning 2:34 – The exile that made him president 6:09 – Consolidating an inherited throne 16:23 – Two arrests, two years 26:37 – "Rebels Forever" 36:51 – A decade in someone else's chair 44:32 – A permanent state of turnover 54:46 – Conclusion #Rebels #BikieGangs #Australia #TrueCrime #Bikies #RebelsMC #OutlawMotorcycleClub #Australia #OrganisedCrime #NSWPolice