Aussie police on high alert amid biker gang war rage

Australian police have been put on high alert as two of the country's most notorious biker gangs prepare for an "all-out war".

An internal email sent to Victoria Police officers, published by News Limited on Saturday, revealed that violence between the Rebels and Comancheros motorcycle clubs is escalating and police are expecting retribution.

The email comes in the wake of high-level members of both gangs engaging in a fight in Melbourne's southeast suburbs in October, eight days before a Rebels clubhouse was burned down in suspicious circumstances.

Both clubs, which are two of the three biggest motorbike clubs in Australia with the Hell's Angels, have a presence nationwide but tensions are highest between them in Victoria.

In the email, which was sent on the orders of organized crime investigator Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana, Police were urged to exercise caution when dealing with members of either club because of the danger they posed.

"Members are requested to be aware of associated club activity by Rebels and Comancheros to their respective areas," the email said.

"Members are also reminded that with heightened tensions between the clubs, outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members are likely to be in possession of firearms or other weapons."

After more than a year of peace between Australia's motorcycle clubs, which was negotiated in Sydney by Police in May 2015, tensions flared between the Rebels and Comancheros in October following a series of incidents, most notably the fight and the fire.

The feud between the two clubs began in 2015 when Mick Murray, leader of the Comancheros, was involved in a confrontation with Rebels members while on holiday in Darwin.

The Comancheros allegedly responded to the incident by sending a group of members to attack Rebels Darwin president Jax Smith. Endit