Premier Campbell Newman likens bikie war to fighting cancer The Premier has ramped up his attack on illegal bikie gangs, saying he's sick of their crocodile tears. PREMIER Campbell Newman has likened the bikie war to fighting cancer, saying the controversial laws will only be scrapped if the state is rid of the gangs. "We use chemotherapy and radiation therapy to rid a patient's body of cancer but once the cancer is eliminated from the body we don't keep taking chemotherapy drugs," Mr Newman said. When the job is done, the laws are no longer required and we don't need them on the books. Yandina Five member describes 'month from hell' in solitary confinement 'We will shoot if we see him': Bikie expelled from club State says MONGOLS number plate indecent When it comes to the controversial move to place members of the Yandina Five in solitary confinement awaiting trial, Mr Newman said it was up to corrective services to make that call. We don't make those sorts of decisions. Those are decisions of the system, of the people who administer the jails and the custodial system. We don't make that call," he said. There are very good reasons that the people administering the justice system, the jails and the courts would have for having people kept excluded from other prisoners - the transfer of information and personal protection. They make the call on those things. Police Minister Jack Dempsey, however, said the Government was unapologetic for its decision to incorporate solitary confinement into its new bikie only jail for those found guilty of an offence under the new laws. "We've been very upfront and told people exactly what's going to happen," he said. They are harsh facilities but they've got a clear choice. They don't have to go there in the first place. If they don't commit the offence, they don't have to do the time. Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said the comments showed "poor taste and poor judgement" by the Premier. "It's unbelievable that the Premier of our State would make such insensitive and inappropriate comments at this time," said Ms Palaszczuk. It shows a lack of compassion and a lack of understanding of the complex issues that a lot of families are going through at this time. He is obviously a man under pressure and he obviously doesn't have the answers to how to make these laws workable. She urged Mr Newman to "go back to the drawing board, sack the Attorney-General and start afresh."