Honoured Society (Australia)
'Ndrangheta in Australia by region
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| Founded | c. 1920 |
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| Founding location | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Years active | 1920s – present |
| Territory | Active in all Australia, mainly in the Western Australia and Victoria regions |
| Ethnicity | Calabrians, Italian Australians |
| Membership | 9 'ndrine ("crime families") |
| Activities | Racketeering, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, money laundering, fencing, fraud, pimping, extortion, loan-sharking, arms trafficking, conspiracy |
| Allies | Carlton Crew (close cooperation from the mid-1990s to the present), Calabrese Family (since the beginning of the 2000s absorbed by Honoured Society), Bogota Cartel (2000 - 2010) |
| Rivals | Carlton Crew (antagonism in the 1970s to the early 1990s), and other street gangs |
The Honoured Society (Italian: Onorata Società) is a Calabrian 'ndrangheta criminal confederation, started in Melbourne and currently active in all of Australia. Frank Benvenuto was a leading figure in the Melbourne groups until his slaying in 2000. Tony Romeo, another high-ranking member, was shot in 2002.