The Cammusso crime family , also known as the Cammusso crime network , the Victoria crime family , or simply The Organisation is an Italian-Australian and Sicilian-Australian organized crime group operating in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
According to the Davids-Coughlan Report, made public during the McClelland Royal Commission, the Cammussos are one of the largest Sicilian crime groups currently operating in Australia in terms of revenue and territory. The report alleged the family's dominance in eastern Victoria's produce and vegetable market, as well as a significant share of the state's illicit drug trade.
Further information: Salvatore La Piana. Following the conclusion of World War I, the United States implemented stringent immigration policies aimed at limiting the influx of foreigners into the country.
The Johnson-Reed Act significantly restricted immigration, particularly from Southern and Eastern European countries, including Italy, prompting many Italians who initially intended to relocate to the United States to seek opportunities elsewhere. Canada and Australia emerged as attractive destinations for Italian immigrants during this period.
Both countries were actively seeking skilled labor to support their growing economies and development projects. Additionally, their immigration policies were comparatively more lenient than those of the United States. The Cammusso brothers were affiliated with the Greco Clan in Sicily, operating protection rackets near Palermo. They became associated with Salvatore La Piana, the leader of the clan's Fitzroy Cell, with Antonino being appointed capodecina in Antonino's crew, known as the Docklands Boys by the locals, established their presence in their territory's produce market in Southbank, Melbourne.
