The top police officer for the Gold Coast region, Assistant Commissioner Graham Rynders, left for a hunting trip in western Queensland as local police engaged in a crackdown on bikie gangs in the area. His departure came shortly before a major bikie brawl in Broadbeach and police sources reported being unable to contact him later as bikies laid siege to the Southport police complex that night. The federal government will announce new powers for the Australian Crime Commission to target bikies on the Gold Coast, seizing bikes, homes, and cash from those unable to prove their assets were obtained legally or answering questions about their finances.