Inside Darwin's MOST DANGEROUS Housing Estates - Karama & Litchfield Estate - Into The Hood
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On this Episode of Into the Hood, Spanian Travels to the Northern Territory of Australia in search of Darwin's Most Dangerous Hood, What he finds a long the way will shock you!
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This young bloke guiding the tour is a g. Super outgoing well spoken, fucken champion. Props
Yeah, that guy was excellent. He'll be a great Dad one day.
He's a flop his ego is too big and he's aa boxer and because of that starts on people for no reason
The guys a bawbag FACT
@@YourGrandmasNightmareI'm hoping he gets it together, seems like there's some decency there
He a mad lad, love his energy
Bro as someone that lives in Karama and sees the sort of stuff these guys described regularly, I’m really glad you’re doing these vids and showing the rest of the country what it’s like up here. Most of the country don’t mean any harm by what they say, but more often than not the issues here are constantly downplayed. Unless you’ve been up here and seen things like you have with these lads and heard the stories, you can’t truly understand what it’s like. Hopefully your videos help bring some light to the rest of the country and hopefully whatever help that is needed to get this place back on track can be given. It really hit me when you said a gypsy ghetto in Bulgaria is civilised compared to Darwin.
As someone who lives, what do you think would help? I'm genuinely curious. Darwin overall seems like a scary place from what Spanos experienced once back in town.
Considered moving? Can you save up for a bus ticket?
issues in Karama and elsewhere aren't downplayed. They're actively ignored & suppressed to keep the non governmental organisation money plus various budgets flowing.
The political parties in the NT are almost like cults. To fix the situation you'd have to revisit the Self Government (NT) Act of 1978 plus the Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976 because those very weird pieces of legislation created the very weird situation you see. That's why Spanian looks confused at the end and can't understand what is going on.@@arokh72
honestly, change needs to come via politics and im afraid your regular liberal, alp or greens party just dont have what it takes to do what has to be done.
What it seems the entire NT need is a hardline fascist dictatorship- cut off federally from the rest of Australia to sort itself out. i know that sounds extreme and it is extreme but the rest of the coutry dont think people walking around with a severed head is just another wednesday. Honestly, thats pure insanity. We are a first world nation and you cant go out at midnight or you risk getting bashed by iron bars or trip up over people banging in public? WTF is that?
Honestly, a brutally tough, authoritarian fascist regime with strict propaganda, work quotas, limited freedoms for the people need to be implimented to whip the people into shape and get them on track with the rest of the country- think of it like military school for wayward kids. throwing money at NT and electing liberals and labor is not doing anything and the situation is just going to get worse, not better
15:56 got hit in the head with a machete in that park they walked past trying to stop a someone getting bashed. Fractured my skull needed 16 staples to stitch me up. Almost lost my life. People who live here don’t think it’s as bad as it is but then again I feel like you get desensitised to your environment. Was good to see an outsider react to your area and see it from a different perspective. Lot of respect for you Spanian keep doing ya thing 🙏🏽
Seen a Aboriginal woman bottle her husband in the head, her husband then pushed her to the ground and fell on top off her i then seen a fair skin lad walk around the corner and King hit this man in the back of the head because he seen him push her.
fuck bro hectic hope you keeping well
Hope you boxing, if you are keep it up, even from my friend telling me, always stay away from other peoples fights, its not worth the beef or risk
Stay safe brother
That young guy leading you around with his crew is clued up to the max, really on to it guide explaining so many points of everything he knows and experienced. They all did such a great job in this episode sharing the stories of horrific life loss and so much of it is just unbelievable but really, sad. Subscribed!
I was super impressed
@@marcpittman9455 So was I.
Fuck off I grow up in Malak cunt
In the 80, and 90
Remember when Malak house was there dickheads before done dale
The fact someone is making these videos about hoods in Australia is brilliant
real talk he needs to come to newzealand
@@brown7043 dont go to the hoods in New Zealand, they'll steal ya sheep and fuck em
Absolutely the most impactful hood walk yet... Speechless how devastatingly hopeless those areas are... The boys guiding him were really articulate & informative 👌 Powerful episode
Yeah absolutely
did he go back after midnight? guessing not!
Well said✅.
100%
Those boys did Darwin proud.
Mate its actually so great that you're out here listening to people. Not just asking them to tell the most fucked up stories but just listening to what theyre living through.
Real Journalism.Great work, Spanian. You're doing really important work. You connect with the communities like many others cannot, and get their stories unfiltered. Credit to these well spoken young men for their insight and articulation. Keep doing this, Spanian. Mad Respect.
I flew into darwin in 2013 and within an hour of being there some a group of kids had a massive knife/machete fight and the cops sat there and watched these 20+ kids chase each other screaming and one kid was hacked into with a machete to the point his hand was dangling off, then the darwin tourist bus pulled up, a nice welcome to darwin
Even the police have given up.
Cuz they’re untouchable
Even the military police (I've never seen one in Aussie, bar when I moved to Darwin) and they also are unaffected by these daily gruesome events Clearly, they're not part of the solution either.
Its all politics. to fix an issue first you have to address it. But the media keeps sugar coating these coz they dont want to be called racists.
Showing you their culture, how hospitable.
I live in Darwin. These lads described Darwin really well, no exaggeration, no BS just straight truth. Thanks for shedding light on this. I hope our community can grow in the future 🤞🏻
They did us proud
I don't think it's all correct , slightly misinformed especially about BDR , the communities and the alchool signs , atleast know where the jovi boys come from... Wadeye , would have been nice to see more than just fas kids
@@baudimoving2630They said Port Keats which is the same place as Wadeye
Looks predominantly like a total shithole
The guy in blue is well spoken and knowledgeable. He has the ability to really make something of himself and I wish him luck
That’s me, thank you brother, I’m actually a youth worker and plan to study and continue to work with troubled youth.
@@zaynecorpus1491the community needs more people like you mate. Keep at it.
You have to respect what this guy is doing man. Shedding light on what is really happening in AUSTRALIA. In the under privileged neighborhoods. It’s not all BEACHES and nice scenery, there’s real life struggle and issues happening like every ghetto in the world.
Props my brother 💯💯💯
I love the content and platform you created !!!!
This bloke deserves a sit down chat on your podcast.
He's got the knowledge and articulation to tell some mad stories
100 percent
He had mad knowledge
And held himself well
Give that lad a job!!!
Very informative and articulate, and generous with his lore.
Kids a puss
That lad is like the Hubermann of the hood. Articulate as.
No he hasn't the knowledge.
The way the local boys explain the alcohol bans and police cameras so flippantly because they expect him to know what those are as it’s so normal to them is wild. I’ve lived in Aus my whole life and didn’t know NT was like this!! 😢
It's normal here. It helps a little but barely. Most of the incidents are either related to drugs or alcohol or kids so at times they really don't care about the cameras.
Everyone I know has either been broken into or almost broken into at least a couple of times. Always kids covering their faces, or finding a way to turn off cameras/lights.
The worst part is once they're caught, it's not very often anything serious happens to them. They end up right back on the street having learned nothing and just do it again.
Because our media has a black out on this type of thing. I watch mainstream news and its all about a stabbing in Sydney or a car chase in Melbourne we get no coverage. I bet you didn't even hear about Declan Laverty how was a 19 year old working in a liquor store and stabbed to death while working, the said thing is his attacker had attempted the same thing only a few hours early and had a wrap sheet longer than your arm. The deaths up here are terrifying, like the poor fella who was stabbed and had his head bashed in during a home Invasion. We are scared to death and what is scarier is the age of kids roaming the streets with knives. They get picked up from a violent crime, but dropped back home becaise they are under the age of consent. In this fella's Palmerston video one of the kids talks about a rapper, this rapper had a very violent past and ended up been killed in a stolen car, sad yes but what they didn't mention was the other kids in the car trried to beat up and steal a good Samaritan's car who stopped to help them. Not to mention the violent crime these kids committed leading up to the accident. The kids have not repercussion and go straight back out and do it all over again.
Most Australian have no idea what goes on outside of the cities. Wild shit goes down in communities that never gets reported on. People don't believe the stories I tell them because they are all deluded with their happy little city life bubble.
@@Shrouded_reaper I've always been fully aware, growing up an army brat moved around a lot. I look intelligent and friendly, so people in Alice and Darwin will kindly warn me to watch my step and my stuff. All these awful stories going on are concentrated in places remote from where most people live. Rather than city folks being in a bubble, they're living mainstream life and it's the far-flung places being ravaged by ice and grog that are bubbles.
Everywhere has slums. EVERYWHERE!
You should check out Tennant creek. It makes Karama and Alice look like paradise. Seriously. The rest of Australia needs to see it.
Katherine is a eye opener also
@@greglewis1146, there’s KKK presence in Katherine…
all those small communities are crazy, when I lived in Darwin we heard so many stories coming out of them, toe curling shit
Yes because they are too small so all the action you will see it not spread out like Melbourne
This was such an interesting watch! I value this over any Australian journalism ! Keep it coming spanian the conversation is genuine and we love it.
As a Territorian since mid 90s and raised in Sydney (inner city, inner west areas) I have experienced both worlds. I actually feel safer in Sydney tbh. Also as an Aboriginal woman, I've hung around Redfern, Glebe as a teen. But I have to say nothing compares to Karama and other areas. The anxiety I get to just go to karama shops for supplies, I won't let my adult children go there even in daylight hours unless I'm with them. Thank you for scratching the surface of what Darwin has become. A mix of intergenerational trauma, displacement, substance and alcohol addiction. It's heartbreaking to see and hear what happens here everyday. I've been watching your hood docos before you came to Darwin and you are brave. Raw and honest. Well done 👏
Obviously Sydney is safer, its literally one of the safest cities
I'm originally from Adelaide but was posted in Darwin in the Army in the early 90s and I loved it up there but it has definitely changed since those days. I'm in rural Vic nowadays and unfortunately Ice had made myself and everyone edgey becoming paranoid of strangers.
😂😂😂@@thesunris
It’s amazing how it’s never their fault, there’s always something to excuse the behaviour of savages. “GeNerAtIoNaL tRaUma, dIsPlaCeMeNt” the list goes on, it’s never their fault…maybe if they took personal responsibility for their garbage actions, the cycle might break.
@@thesunrisYour allshit aha, who ever said that?
I grew up in Karama 35 years ago… we used to get broken into every 3 months back then. Our dog was baited. Thats why people are desensitised, it’s been happening for decades.
I have some beautiful friends still there but I have a love/hate relationship with Darwin.
Great watch again Spanian....the lads all seem proper sound & highly informative! Brite lads imo. Come across well. 👍 🦸♂️
As a former Darwin resident of 17 years I can honestly say that you got a great insight into the insane lives of some people that exist in Darwin and Palmerston. I say exist because it ain’t living. Those lads who took you around deserve a lot of credit for their openness and willingness to highlight their own community and the struggles they face. That encounter at the end with the indigenous woman was just gold. Surprised she didn’t hit ya up for a smoke or a dollar. You are doing a fantastic job with your series. The fact that you are not a journalist and are just curious means that your not blinkered and trying to present a biased perspective. Just keep telling the stories as they roll out.
@user-m2ek5qs8u, what would you say to anyone thinking about moving to the CBD in Darwin?
I never lived in the CBD or visited very often but when I did it was pretty much the same thing that is in this video.
The joy the lads have when they recognise Spanian. Can you imagine the feels these boys get when they are walking along, going about your day, and then you spot him.
Because his the epitome of “started from the bottom now we’re here” he gives young lads hope that there’s more to life than crime and drugs.
spanian should do hood tour of mongrel mob neighbour hoods and black power etc in new zealand
@@XEN0-M0RPH Not a bad idea, mate. That's something I'd defo like to see.
Once seem him in Sydney didn't go up to him cuz fuck that 😂
@@pcgeglobal656 Good. He's not interested in any of these cunts. It's all $$$.
The crime and violence in the indeginious community is hidden and downplayed from the rest of Australia. Unless you know someone from there, you don't know about it. My mate is a cop that was in Darwin then Alice Springs and what she has told me of the violence domestic and public, the drinking and the crime in the Indeginious community is just insane and needs to be seen to be believed!
it's an almost unknown fact that the skeletal remains of aboriginal women from pre-colonial times almost all show signs of blunt head trauma. domestic violence and violence against women has been rife among aboriginals before alcohol and colonisation. culture is downstream of genetics.
@@0mnislasher1Yes that's right. It's cultural. A lot of the violence amongst Aboriginals is cultural.
Abo*
as an American I am well aware of the racial issues of the world. blacks across the world are an issue.
This is the 2nd VLOG I have watched. 1st one was Mt. Druitt and as those local crew mentioned it is worse up there in Karama and Litchy, etc. I wanted to watch this considering I lived up there. Thanks, Spanian for going deep into the Darwin hood and literally vlogging what would almost be considered a documentary.
That was intense. There is a sense of hopelessness in this place that you don't see in a lot of other hoods. Saying it is an open air jail isn't a stretch when you see that the government locks alleyways and stamps your house with alcohol bans. Eye opening stuff.
With all those stories I can see why they are locked down, though it's hard to say if it is helping or just making it worse.
Bunch of lost souls bro dead set
Look we throw money at it all the time we we give them more resources than anywhere else nothing helps cause they don’t want to help themselves any money they make it goes to alcohol
Yes the government does do that, but think what might of pushed them into doing it... only this area u see this stuff. Why should others that can't handle themselves in public or in a society get the same privileges as others that do the right thing. This is called accountability.
During elections alcohol is given to Aboriginal people in exchange for votes. The whole thing is a sham.
these lads doing the tour with Span seem like legit nicest dudes. Span really gets everyones respect. stay safe boys! Great ep
These “nice dudes” partake in assault and robbery. Bunch of fucking drop kicks.
Which one? 😂@@YourGrandmasNightmare
No idea how I came across this but painfully glad that I did. You are a good smart person who should be in an influential position to attempt to begin fixing these diabolical scenarios. More power to you and thank you
Nice to see some truth coming out and some 'proper journalism' outside of the mainstream. You did great work there mate.
I’m glad they highlighted how terrible DFV is in the NT. Very sad. Women and girls are murdered all the time up there and we don’t hear about it .
You will hear the wailing from the woke brigade about the high indigenous incarceration rate. They will never question why it is so high. They do not want to know about the violent offenses against women and children including the raping of children. Most violent crime is carried out by indigenous on indigenous. The deaths of women mostly don't even make the news nor does the disappearance of them. The violence can only be stopped by themselves.
Very sad to see parts of Australia are so dangerous. Great job showing the area in such a raw format. The local lads articulated the local issues really well. Crazy world
This is nothing.. most major cities in Australia have a meth problem that is absolutely horrifying
Pfft.
Australia has gone way downhill. Australia is horrible and shit now.
Guess you ant been over seas every where in the world there's dangerous places.
@@top5deadoralive746 There are not dangerous places everywhere in the world. There are places in the world which are totally safe.
Spanian, you're wrap up of the state of Darwin should be in the mainstream news for all Australian people to see, the absolute state of it! Heartbreaking for all of those people. So Many victims, so much hopelessness, Real tangible assistance is needed for those pretty much forgotten people.
Keep doing what you do. Amazing!
Its the ppl that create the problems, not the locations.
Just found this channel and I love it bro. The type of person and character it takes to follow their calling like a stoic boss is inspiring. Thanks for being you bro looking forward to watching you grow this channel 🙏 Jesus loves you
Watching that woman slowly sneaking up behind you, was like watching a swimmer in the ocean not knowing a shark is coming.
I was going "Turn around or start walking!" But she got you.
Then her non english speaking sidekick just popped up out of nowhere! 😱🤣
Such a sad situation up there.
As a person originally born and raised in Darwin. I'm glad to see Spanian make a visit, there really are a lot of rough areas over there. Great to see you also show more local perspective, something the Mainstream media doesn't do much
You can tell you were raised in Darwin because you don't know how to write a sentence properly.
What a legend and inspiration you are.
You've done 13 years jail come out and made something special, positive and entertaining.
You go to the places were the real people are.
Were others fear to go were people are doing it tuff.
You show us the good bad and ugly side of life in Australia.
I,am glad your doing so well you deserve every bit of success happynes and wealth.
God bless you and your family bro...❤👍
Spaniard true legend! Keep it up brother, God bless!
When that chick walked up from behind u but u didn’t know she was coming…..like I was watching a horror movie.
😂 👍
My heart was racing I was scared for what was to come lol
53:47 @@lachlanbaker2031
I used to live in Darwin for 8 years. Completely changed the way I see Australia. Also did construction work in a few communities like Maningrida and Milikapiti. That's where you can see the real shit, the side of Australia that many have no idea about. The real wild west. It's a complex, heartbreaking situation. Awesome video!
Right all these people doing these protests in these big cities but haven’t set foot out there and into these communities
Mango madness 😂
@@braxlucky5718that's exactly right! Australian governments solution is to throw miney qt the problem. Money doesn't fix happiness, broken homes and domestic violence.
Pilbara is pretty bad too
Roebourne specifically.
@@braxlucky5718 protest about what?
Speechless. The average Australian doesn’t know what’s going on past the cities of Sydney or Melbourne. Heartbreaking to see. Beyond help.
I've been saying this for years .... If these fellas made the cross in to the eastern states and armed up hahaha western suburbs would be turned inside out....
The media doesn’t care, they would rather most Australians not knowing any of this, if you look at the stats there would be more than a murder a day. It would be too much for people to handle. Some things are better for the public not to know, places like this don’t get better the more people are aware of it.
Also the media do report the rise in crimes but no one cares, NT makes up 1.7% of the aus population, can the media generate any money out of that? Nah.
Abos what do u expect
Nobody cares until it happens in their backyards and neighbourhoods then they kick up a stink
Man one hell of a hood , FairPlay to you brother bringing top shelf content to the world. Keep up the good work and stay safe brother
Wow this totally opened my eyes, thank you for this
This is just scratching the surface of what happens here in Darwin. Thank you for the exposure. I wish you well in Alice Springs, it’s much worse. Having lived here for 8 years, things are getting very very bad, despite all of the alcohol restrictions and policies.
yeh im sad waiting for that one, it was BAD when i was there last year
The alcohol restrictions and policies are what makes a bad society, especially as aboriginals are targeted and supposed to be the reason for it, it creates a bad society in general, it creates crime, and it creates anger, especially the RACIST CARD ( BASIC CARD ) that Centrelink gives to aboriginals, they steal eighty percent of their Centrelink payment and put it in a Centrelink bank, their is no branch for this bank , they cannot access statements etc for business purposes or applications, they cannot withdraw cash, ITS ALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS RACIST AGAINST ABORIGINALS. I Agree Alice Springs is a HORRIFIC place to live ALL BECAUSE OF A RACIST GOVERNMENT.
I HATE THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, I PREDICT ONE DAY IT WILL SLOWLY DECLINE TO BE A GHOST STATE.
BUT MAYBE THAT IS THE GOVERNMENTS ULTIMATE PLAN.
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY IS NOT PROTECTED, IT IS USED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THE RACIST GOVERNMENT
I’m an aboriginal who grew up privileged in Melbourne and been to Darwin and Arnhem Land to visit. The people up there have no hope and treated like animals. The alcoholism and drug abuse and generational trauma is all they know. The situation seems helpless to get to a point where the local kids have hope and a pathway to being able to change their circumstances. But you Spanian are doing a great job bringing awareness to how bad it is when no other platform will show it. So sad to see but awareness is the first step. Respect bruh.
'Privileged'
Really? Your parents were normal. Your birthright is to be the same and take care of your own family with the same respect and to continue to make the same opportunities available to others that you had. Its not a 'privilege' its called a responsibility and whats your ancestors did for generations to make this place as great as it is. Keep it that way.
@@aaronm8694 don't know what any of that means. I had many more opportunities than the young people in these areas have. That to me is a privilege.
@@aaronm8694 Based!
@@deklares1 Privelage is a colonial America word.
@@aaronm8694 mad weird comment
I was born in Darwin in the 80's, lived in Malak. There was one of those laneways alongside our house, it's crazy to see them with gates and locks. Even back then you couldn't leave anything out or it would be stolen, fishing rods, bikes etc.
Sad and deep issues.... You got it. Thanks for the honesty in this doco.
I’m Darwin born and bred and cuzzy, you even walked down my street in Malak…shit was hektic when I was growing up there…went to Sanderson high school and it was just wild. You have to be street smart in the NT and even that’s not enough…
Eye opening stuff brother…thank you for showing the Darwin story.
Depressing but thank you for getting this story out…
Sanderson 98-00 🙋🏽♂️
Best episode yet. You could be our national Bourdain - keep going and hopefully one day you will be delving into the big questions at these places, and not just looking. If anyone can, you can.
Bourdain was an alcoholic degen. Spanian is a beacon of positivity for the youth already
I moved to Darwin in 99' and left in 09' i have been back many times since then. And I would have to say, the place has gotten so much worse, bit then again. Everything you said doesn't surprise me.
I'm glad you came and had a look around. Darwin isn't a bad place to live and grow up, but you become street smart very quick
That was really compelling viewing. Well done Spanian 👏
Say what you want about Spanian and his past but hes a hell of a journalist, and a hell of a presenter. Humble and honest. Brilliant work as usual
Wow. You know shit is hectic when the Spanian is visibly shook and on-edge. Hopefully this episode also makes its way to the mainstream media. As interesting as this episode was, it was very heartbreaking. What hope have the next generations got when they are exposed to such horrific trauma. They are literally living in a nightmare....
You're right about that, but I just can't wait until he gets to do Alice Springs on a weekend night. That'll be up another notch or ten 😱
He should try Birmingham England
The mainstream media is complicit. All people who understand Darwin and know what went wrong and how to rescue two disparate peoples, are banned from the NT News and ABC.
@@asya9493Also Tennant Creek Katherine Nuhulunbuy Carnarvon Roebourne Fitzroy Crossing Halls Creek Broome Port Hedland Geraldton Port Augusta Whyalla Townsville Cairns Rockhampton Mount Isa Toowoomba Shepparton Wangaratta Kempsey Moree Broken Hill Bourke and Dubbo. They are all very rough and they are all rough as Hell. He should do episodes on them too.
@@johnm84drove through Port Augusta on a weekend night saw one dude get dragged out his car and stomped out wild
Best video yet. I learnt more from this video than anything from the news media.
Raised on the streets of AS, can't wait for the video bro 🤙
Bro, that woman walking up from behind was insane. Was watching her way off in the distance and knew she was heading for you. I was yelling at my bloody screen to warn ya 😂😂
Literally worse than a horror movie
Lol with the jaws music in background. Dundundundun
I live in Darwin with my wife and child. I used to live in Brissy but the Territory is different. The sheer rate of crime is unbelievable. And it’s not something you just read about in the news - you will see it on the way to work, after footy training, doing your groceries, going out to town - everywhere. And we’re not talking about organised crime where guys wear nice suits and scheme. It is, unfortunately, aboriginals who are the victims of intergenerational trauma, abuse, and substance abuse who bring violence to other Territorians every single day. My only disappointment is Spanian couldn’t cover Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Katherine or Wadeye where, truly, it’s even worse.
and Cairns
He said he is going to Alice soon
Yeah, Tennant Creek or Katherine for sure.
He should definitely spend a couple of days in the communities with permission from the elders of course… they need more help there instead of sweeping issues of alcoholism, rape, dv and crime under the rug and ignoring them…
Should I be concerned going to Darwin and Alice springs mostly going just for the nature but I’m sure I’ll be in the City at points
I'm so impressed ,brose from da hood have a bright educated career in their chosen fields of higher education, we need more roll models like
Them, I hope this gives encouragement to younger people, to follow in these leaders of our communities, thank you gentlemen, Bet ya So Proud😮😮😮
Shouts to the Aussie crew from NY! Shouts to all the people in public housing worldwide!
Cheers
I live here in Darwin. And this side of it is pretty invisible to me. I see the thefts from stores and ram raids of course, but being an adult is almost like living in a separate dimension to all of this. I'm invisible to them and I don't see them as a threat to me. But I appreciate it being put front and centre, good work mate.
Yeah that’s a good point, I am usually left alone on the buses and at the interchange. The dramas usually amongst the kids themselves. So many kids not going to school out of fear of being bashed.. Sadly we need the security, the police are stretched thin. I may be a bit desensitised. You know though when you need to be on alert and when you don’t.
I just wonder what these articulate and clearly educated young men could be in different circumstances.
I think when you live in a situation and place like that, you’d have to be intelligent to survive.
No idea why this popped up in my recommended, but I thought I’d have a quick look.
Ended up watching the whole thing! Great doco, and I’ll be checking out his other vids!
As someone who is born and raised in Darwin, this place has changed dramatically. The last breakdown hit hard and gave me shivers. It really is sad to see how much this once amazing place has gone downhill. Alcohol is such a massive problem up here and it is everywhere. I used to live in the Narrows growing up and knew not to go to the flats there. I once had to deliver junk mail and never returned.
Now I have a family this is the last place I want my kids to grow up. The shit we witness every single day from the humbugging at shop and fronts and petrol stations to the drunks stumbling around and arguing, fighting and swearing it’s disgusting. It used to be a safe community and now everyone has big fences, big dogs and are just sick and tired of the constant break ins and theft. We are done and leaving at our earliest convenience.
Thank you for coming here are giving the rest of the world an insight into how bad this place has really become.
✌🏼
This to true I grew up have a family now and look back and think what the fuck like actually it’s so bad
I grew up in Darwin too, moved away 14 years ago after living there for 28 years. Definitely would not want to take my family there now
@@FreeKiwi Ordo an chao, order from chaos, create the problem, come in with the solution which will be bigger govt heading towards total control. Our govts and bureaucracies operate from a position of evil.
Aha... somebody who sees the big picture. @@FreeKiwi
Speed and alcahol can be a community destroyer just like crack...more specifically meth the smokeable version off speed as you need more n more like crack now imagine that mindset but able too go for days n weeks no sleep but wanting more then throw alcahol into the mix too completely break down any fear off doing something wrong too get another fix so bugalarys n robbing places for another fix with the alcahol in you aswell you don't care about getting caught or injuring yourself or repercussions ..the suicides I imagine are from trauma or opiates or both.. or more a lack off opiates is what drives people too end it when they going through constant withdrawl it's horrible really soul destroying and in the end you just can't face another withdrawl and you got no hope n situation is hopeless...why I think some stuff should be legalised for sure ..alcahol you should have too do some type monitoring course with other people n see how you react on the drink...coz some folk are fine won't harm anybody even if juiced up too the gills on booze but other people they don't react the same and they can't hide it you can see the people who shouldn't drink...cheers
An ex crim/junkie provides the best journalism I’ve seen period. no fluff just honest exposure to what it’s really like.
The guy in the blue KC hat defiantly a stand out in the way he spoke.
You’re on to something big with what you’re doing, keep it coming
Absolutely agree with everything you said.
I reckon prisoners would make the best Judges.
Only an ex crim/junkie could do what he does, anyone else would get mugged /bashed/look suspicious etc/ whatever, at least he seems to realize it is better to try to show the problems and get youth and others to turn away from crime and brutality as a lifestyle choice.
You are awesome.
Thank you for all your videos.
You are a great story teller and I was lucky to see you in person today on George St Sydney. 😊
Haha wild man I've lived in all these places. Old love at the end was funny when she come up when you was talking about someone snatching ya stuff. Good video bro thanks for sharing.
The international hoods are good but linking up with aussies that live in the suburbs your visiting makes it much better cause you hear the stories and understand how bad it actually is. Im sure the lads in those hoods in barca amsterdam and everywhere else would have crazy stories to tell but harder to link up with them and know of their legit
This series is brilliant Spanian, what an absolute eye opener. The boys you walked around with are so articulate and stoic about their experiences in the area making this video one of your best by far, my favourite locals youve done a walkthrough with - this needs ep to be pumped up so hard the mainstream media cover it!
I guarantee it will be the way the view count is going - Spanian's about to go stratospheric! ;) The harsh realities that he shows in his videos is what the world needs. In all areas of life, all people, not just Australian Aboriginals in the NT.
levi seems cool asf i’d actually love to listen to him talk more
That final summary of you being in complete shock and awe over what you saw and heard, just.. wow.
That Litchee estate was certainly a shock, especially those stories. Walking around casually with a severed head, that is just insane.
Those two women at the end, what immaculate timing demonstrating exactly what you were explaining about in regards to the behaviours you saw on the bus.
Iv watched all of the Into the Hood episodes up to date. By far this has to be the most informative and in depth tour out of all the city’s. These boys did a great job painting a picture for us viewers by shedding some light on what goes on and the different issues Darwin faces. Keep up the great work mate, you’re on a roll. 👊🏼
im sad anticipating Alice tbh, its WILD there at the moment.
Always living nextdoor to Alices side hey Alice I adore ya, not the 🤍 infrastructure but the desert metal and the winds in the night sky, where oeos V.Bats & eagles dare . Who the bucking bronc is Alice. Don't know shit
I grew up in Darwin. (40yrs) Specifically Malak and karama. Riding around those areas as a kid, Malak shops especially. It was never that bad in the 80s, it peaked in the 90s early 2000s. It's a bit funny how the lads never mentioned the KGB Karama Ghetto Boyz or Star7*, they were the boys that literally put Karama and Malak in the spot light. It was basically their kids that blew up into wanna be gangsters and hoodlums that were the troubled youth in the 2000s. They were the little punks you would have to pull into line if you saw them at the shops acting up. Call em out saying I know your parent/s. I owned a house in karama(koolinda Cres literally exactly where you were walking down.)and palmerslum, and I tell you right now going back to Karama every now and again I would be on edge more then going to the shops at palmy. Yes it got wild some nights. Parties getting gate crashed spill out onto the street, fights erupt bottles thrown and shit got real. Cops etc etc. Usually a beef would continue from that fight and carry on until someone was got. It's sad to see it go to shit, we(my family) left in 2018. We wanted to make sure our children have the better setting growing up then Darwin. Unfortunately it's sad to say that I love Darwin and it was home growing up, but it change so much from when I was a kid. Growing up Darwin was laid back and chill, go fishing, hunting and 4wding. It's still does happen as I have still have mates that live up there. Even one that lives in the Malak flats exactly where you were near the start. Broken into more times then he can remember, has had his house stripped from little shits, dog stolen and cars smashed etc. There is no silver bullet for Darwins problems, but the alcohol is it's biggest followed by ice. It's has gotten to the point of people know if you ignore the problem it's less of a problem. You give any attention to the problem and it becomes more, as it is heightened by the acknowledgement that it exists. I have worked in remote communities all over the Northern Territory and have seen that it's just as worse if not worser. Petrol sniffing in communities is atrocious, kids as young as 8-10 getting possessed from inhaling petrol, blood curdling screaming running around at the schools until 5am. When the kids are young they are not taught the knowledge that you can't just take whatever you want whenever you want and get upset when some tries to stop you. If you give them some they want more and they will demand it or they will take it whichever way they want. When grown, they still know no difference. So they keep coming back because the know it's not that bad if you get caught. But if you do, you get to go to jail and get fed and clothed for a few months. So it's not really a bad deal. Those who get housing in the city don't intentionally want the other family members to come to the house but they do and it becomes more of a problem. Alcohol abuse followed by violence and then death. Happens alot more the shown, and usually gets put down as DV and then pushed under the rug until someone dies. You see that this gets repeated over generations. Very sad scenario. Nothing has changed over the years except that those who choose to live in Darwin just put up with it or leave. I try and explain Southerners what Darwin is like and they think I'm making it up. Yes it's a massively different vibe of people that are just fed up with the shit. People see how much money gets poured into wasted efforts to curve the problems but yet no results have come from these ventures. Ahhhh this comment is becoming to political. But anyways, much love Spainian. Love your work brother. Stay safe. 🤙🏼
Well said that was spot on- it is so good the NT issues are being shown to Australia and the world cos if 4 corners can make the gov act maybe so can Spaniard
I’m the lad walking him around, I grew up with the kgb boys and we all used to hang at the shops before K-9 unit was introduced to the car park after hours, even kmc boys and a lot more I could mention, I didn’t mention it because nobody really hangs around the shops anymore or even reps the name so it’s irrelevant
@AWVJohnDoe you did a great job telling it how it is up here, much respect and thank you
Honest question, what do you think could be a solution to these problems?
@@RibZe1 it's hard to pin point how to solve the problem, like I said there's no silver bullet. This is decades of learned behavior. The reeducation would have to start at home.
Grew up in Alice Springs. Joined the Army cause it was safer. Spent most of my career posted to Townsville and in Darwin, thought I won the lottery when I got a posting to Brisbane and finished up in Sydney. I think everyone in Alice and Darwin have got stories to tell.
Spanian is doing the Lords work out here. I was raised in Sydney as a youngin and left to the NT and just seen the difference. The Southern cities are completely oblivious to what happens. It also doesn't help that the media/news in the Southern cities fail to cover these ongoing issues. Ive worked in the community known as Port Keats or "Wadeye" and can confirm the axe gangs and crossbow wars that are in fruition. Alice Springs is a whole other issue on its own. They need more help in staffing versus the cities who populate millions. They also forgot to cover the petrol situation in which the fuel is "Opal" which is a substituted fuel where the chemicals are not as potent for the so-called "chroming". It's literally a 3rd world country out there.
I grew up at Litchies, which was once a beautiful place to live. My mum lived there two months shy of thirty years right next to that laneway. She couldn't take it anymore and had to move. To see that complex now brings tears to my eyes.
What was it like
@@doingadlay to grow up at Litchies? As a kid, it was awesome and a lot different to what you see in this video. It was clean, well maintained and everyone was friendly. I made lifelong friends there (I lived there from 6yrs to 27yrs with my own family )and can remember playing in most of the areas shown. There were two different types of playgrounds over the years but housing took them out because they got damaged beyond repair. There were African Mahogany trees in the park that my friends and I would climb but like mentioned, were chopped down because of the deaths that occurred.
As the years passed though, it got really bad. I was lucky enough to move out before it got as bad as it is today.
My mum is very old school and very stubborn which is why she lasted as long as she did.
@@davitabapista3623 Cheers for the little run down of what it once was, shit's sad how quick a place can turn.
I'm so happy that your doing this series, just shows others that have no idea how people live in northern Territory, such an eye opener.Good on those young ones that are trying to stay on the straight and narrow,champions.Thanks for the great viewing,keep it going Spanion❤
Watching this video and seeing the way certain parts operate is mind blowing watching these videos are very interesting these boys explained it well
Bro I love how he tagged up the fence, boys will cherish that for sure💯
One of the best hood walks this one. Very informative and you seemed genuninely engaged. Keep it up.
"There is something way, way deeper wrong with this place, than goes by the description of a hood"... yeah this was a lot to take in!
They close the laneways cause people shitting/sitting/sleeping in them. They drink and fight and kill each other. Hell for the peeps living next to them. Also, there is a drinking tavern in the Karama Shopping Centre… hence a lot of the drama in the car park. It is public housing that put the signs outside the houses they rent. Some
people want the signs up because it stops relatives and longgrassers frequenting to their home to drink. This can mean the difference between keeping custody of your
Kids or having them taken away…Aboriginal way you can’t say no to family so it is easier to say housing wants you to leave…. It is all a bit more complicated than you think…
This is really well put together, fresh, unpretentious and some great skills with introducing a culture and Telling a Story.
(a writer was once asked point blank: "What's point of Literature?" straight back at him she said: "to teach people empathy")
All You guys could network together build your media empire. VICE.
What an insight to a part of Australia most of us would never have known about if it wasn’t for this video. So sad to see this is happening to people in our country.
Great work bringing attention to it spanian, keep going.
@@Jude.usernameSpanian’s a don lad trust me 😎
What a sad state.😤🤕🧐 They need more Gov support.
@@nataliestar365 that's the last thing they need! Did you not see all the cameras and those watch tower things. That's government overreach, something else needs to be done there, but more "government" isn't it.
@@nataliestar365 People like you are the problem. Gov support? This whole video flew over your head.
@@mightyhabib1182 well they definitely need something the state!
I’ve lived in Darwin for 15 years. We are totally desensitised to it all. I often have to call the police because I’m walking into the grocery store or at a cafe and witness women getting punched in the face, bottled or dragged down the street by their hair. The victim never presses charges and the cycle of abuse doesn’t end until one of them is dead, usually the women.
We have to turn our emotions off to a certain extent to be able to tolerate living here amongst the carnage.
there in lies the problem. Calling police will only ever make a situation worse. Time to man up and bite down on the lip . Id be scared and hesitant but better off dealing with the women beaters by yourself than calling the cops.
Make your community safer. Dont call thugs in uniforms
@@thefourfourfour9512I’m a 28 year old, 5 foot tall, 55kg woman. There’s absolutely no way I’m ever putting myself in danger like that. Especially to try to help someone who is just going to go right back to their abuser the next day.
A lot of the time locals ignore it all and don’t even call the police. But ignoring it is worse… because it escalates and someone could get killed.
people from down South think life is a movie and you can fix it if you become Batman. Meanwhile the whole system protects itself and will punish the people trying to fix it.@@elstc820
@thefourfourfour9512 spoken like a true dolt who probably has no idea what living in a place like this is like. It's really that simple to you, is it? I don't know if you expect every mf to be Batman and intervene in every crime they see being committed as opposed to calling police, but what you're saying is a sure fire way to get yourself harmed or even killed. And for what? You think doing what you said is gonna change anything? It's best to assess situations before blindly running into them like it seems you are suggesting. But I guess you're a hero, right? Time to start thinking like a realist and not an idealist.
@@thefourfourfour9512 cringe america brained
Faaark. I live in melbourne and had no idea parts of Darwin are like that, and i wouldn't have known if it wasn't for this video. Well done to everyone involved. The boys showing us around are legends. Eye opening for sure
Hello from the states. Just came across the show and as a social worker I'm always interested in seeing and hearing about how people live, how people communicate. What ails the communities and what the police and the administration's are doing about it. I'm now a subscriber and look forward to seeing your posts.
One of the most famous historians today in society showing it as it is salute u bruh
Spanian is a multi career man. Professional yarner, food reviewer, vlogger, influencer, historian, podcaster, etc
He’s done so well for himself !❤
I went to Darwin back in October 2023 and it's like I stepped into a different country. I started scratching my head why there was 3 x security guards at all time outside a Woolies and literally 5 minutes later, a man has stolen groceries inside a pram. He didn't even bother hiding it and just walked straight out, swore at staff who told him to go back and threatened to stab them. This was late afternoon when the sun was still up and there children with their parents just doing a grocery run. Weirdest thing was no one reacted, like it was a daily occurence.
Mad respect to the people who are actually trying to change their situation and work a proper job.
I spent 15-17yrs old living on the streets in Dandenong, in the mid 80’s. Times are tough out there, but ya get ta know the real world. Helps in the bigger picture if ya can get out the other side. 55 yrs old,3 kids,4 grandkids, and don’t owe nothing. Keep ya heads on ya future.❤ y’all
Thank you for your testimony, Brother. Mad 👍🏼💯%...
Been watching your channel for some time now, but man this episode was something else man, this was raw. So much stuff in it that’s just so disconcerting. Keep doing what you do mate love from South Africa
Similar vibe in Darwin to some areas in Cape Town.
Wow, that means a lot because I have seen how it is in parts of your country
The tenant has to request the ARP signs on the houses to ban the drinking. The tenants normally are people who struggle with managing their visitors from out of town. The Government cannot just put the sign up.
The public housing also have their own security, they are called Public Housing Safety Officers. They try to assist give the tenants as much peace from the visitors as possible.
was here to say that. It got me wondering and a quick google search lead to that
@@Prettynoes unfortunately many people just take everything Spanian says as gospel and don't seek to fact check anything themselves.
@@user-no5hn6sx4y i dont think he realized why it gets done. I know as a non australian living in Australia how much alcohol can impact communities. Imagine how desperate you must be to apply for this so you can keep a safe environment
@@Prettynoes a lot of the tenants have serious health conditions and require renal treatments, all they want is to be left alone and have no humbug from family in communities.
More needs to be done to get the visitors to return to their communities.
NT Police and other orgs can apply to have a place declared once they have attended enough calls to the premise relating to alcohol harm. Its not just voluntary. The federal gov even declare entire communities alcohol free.
Madd Love and Respect to the NT Lads 💪😎💯
I lived in Darwin for 5 years in my 20s and absolutely loved it. People are so friendly and i never had a problem.
When, 1900?
I lived in SW Sydney in the 90s, lived in Airds, then moved to Darwin in mid 2000s. Lived in one of the streets shown here for my first 18 months. Holy shit! Even after Airds this place was just insane.
Thinking of our kids brought up in these families/communities - breaks my heart. Not easy but time to face our demons and break the cycle my mob.
Young lad wearing black tshirt is articulate and informative. Thank you Span.🌻
Great video. 4th generation Darwin boy here, spent all my childhood and some of my adult life there, never felt unsafe. Left 24 years ago. Just want to add though that the weather at different times of the year has an effect on people, it’s not called ‘goin troppo’ for nothing. Makes everyone a little crazy, add drugs and alcohol to the mix and anything can happen 😅
Man thank u for showing the actual reality of Darwin I lived all over the nt growing up and the media and government never showed this side nor shared these stories,
Very keen to see u venture to Katherine and Alice Springs bud 😎
Love that you always keep it real.
Your interaction with the people in each community that you visit is great.
Wow, just wow! It just highlights the total lack of exposure by crappy main stream media and the Australian public. This is a f$@@ing humanitarian crisis in our own backyard. This ‘into the hood’ episode should be the centre of a national discussion. Love your content mate and the it’s all eats series is gold mate. 🤙
The media is not reporting it, ever since that stupid 4 corners and ABC expose about spithoods. Bet you didnt realise the boy in the spit hood bashed an 80 year old man in a wheel chair and left him to die in the gutter for $5, he didnt stop his criminal ways after the expose either, last I read about him was as an adult he was wanted in 3 states on violent armed robbery charges. Do you know what that worthess expose did... it caused our current situation. Now the crimials are untouchable and the victims have zero rights. We have kids attacking victims with knives and machetes and all the police can do is take them 'home to a responsible parent'. When my son was 19 and at work he was threatened by a 13 year old girl of being stabbed, even pulled the knife on him, the police said all they could do was put a tresspass order on her, stupid thing is she already had one which was why he was escorting her out of the park (she was punching another young girl in the head because she was ahead of her in the line) the police said she was under the age of criminal consent. Nothing was going to happen. These are not 1 off stories. We need help and unfortunately the media will not do it.
This was a great episode. Darwin and the rest of the Northern Territory is crazy and out of control.
Mate I watched this the other day and left a comment then, but just re-watched the end again now. That last moment was epic. Deserves a spot on one of the “best ever moments caught on camera” clips.
Your exact words were “THEY ARE SO USED TO IT, THAT A WOMAN STAGGERING AROUND TRYING TO TAKE THEIR STUFF OFF THEM” whilst a woman was literally staggering around behind ya trying to take ya stuff. Bahahahaha absolute Fuckin gold. I don’t mean to diminish the other shit going on in the whole vid, but that was just epic timing
❤ Talk about hectic. I have never watched a hood video and had goosebumps from the shock of the daily reality of living there.
That lady on the bus that was passed out and the lady who followed you after you got off the bus & made you jump it was absolutely crazy. The hood with all the signage and cameras on poles with megaphone to talk to ppl from the police station, so mad. I never imagined such total disregard for the people suffering from alcohol & substance abuse, to the point of taking down kids play areas.
Police states don't work but you would have to be paid danger money to be a social worker/councillor to help the struggling/domestic violence. Instead they watch through cameras and speak from poles.
My mum & dad with a very young sister & I nearly moved there but Cyclone Tracey hit so we went to Norfolk Island. Just the weather alone would've killed me as I was born in the UK.
One of the most intense hoods on the planet and it wasn't a third world country but our backyard. I am shocked to the core.
Thank you Spanian and to all those lads who took you through the area. This will live rent free in my brain. Much love to everyone & *Virtual hugs* xxx
This is not one of the most intense hoods on earth hahaha. Those speaker polls are manned by private security contractors on behalf of the council not the police
@@BulkernatorKerb I didn't mean the most intense hoods in the world, just the most intense that I have watched Spanian walk through on his series. I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone but my shock and awe was real and my comment was made straight after watching it. I hope 2024 is a great year for you and everyone. Best wishes xxx
@liamcollins4270 Each hood around the world has its intense areas. I'd have to say that places in Central and South America can get pretty hectic from Mexico right through Central America and into South America. Drugs and poverty seem to be the biggest reasons for a lot of the trouble you find in those places. Even places in the USA can be pretty intense. The reliance on guns says it all really.
@@2l8mate59 I made my first son while working on a moshav in Israel and lived in Egypt by travelling through the Gaza Strip but I was not comparing one to another. I just reacted to the hood video.