Darwin tour operator filmed spraying hose towards Aboriginal man | NITV

12.9.17

Darwin tour operator filmed spraying hose towards Aboriginal man | NITV: The sign displayed outside the shop reads Darwin Fishing Office.

A NITV reporter was asked to leave the shop and ushered outside when attempting to ask staff about the incident.

“Go and talk to the police we were hosing really far away from him”, a man in the store told NITV before closing the shop door.

There was widespread condemnation on Facebook after the video was published.

"This is disgraceful!! I have always planned to go for a trip up to Darwin and I would much rather sit with this beautiful Aboriginal elder and ask him for stories about the land and where are the best places to visit and stay, share a cold drink with him maybe have a meal with him and ask him to be our tour guide but certainly not spray him with a f*****g hose!!, wrote Jody M Shaw on the Facebook page of Welcome to Country.

Another commenter, Marion Pepping-nee Payne Wow said: "I can't believe that something this shameful happened in Australia in 2017. I feel so horrified and ashamed to be an Australian. ��"