The Side of Australia The Media Don’t Show You

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:00]Police are on the hunt for a machete wielding thug who slashed a on the streets of Footsgra and say violence has become the norm.

[00:00:08]>> These are the moments just after a fatal police shooting in Melbourne's inner west suburb of Footsgay.

[00:00:14]>> They're not doing anything to harm you now.

[00:00:17]>> Advocates say if any community should have police equipped with tasers, it's Footsgay.

[00:00:21]>> Put people in jail and shoot and whatever. But that does that solve a problem? No. We need a deeper and deeper understanding and respect of each other because respect is give and take. If that respect is not given to our boys and girls, don't expect it from them.

[00:00:40]>> If you look up the Australian neighborhood of Footsay, you'll probably find it in news for having some of the most polarizing stories in the city of Melbourne. But what is Foots Gray really? Because headlines can shape perception, and perception doesn't always tell the full truth. Beyond that, this is a place shaped by immigrants, a community known for its Vietnamese roots and home to one of the largest African communities in Melbourne. Families who came to Australia to build a new life.

[00:01:06]And that in itself does come with some issues. But I feel like there's a story no one shares. So that's why I came here to find out for myself the version people don't really talk about online, the people who actually live here. Join me as we take a closer look at Footsay and the lies behind the narrative. Let's go.

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[00:01:50]What's up, guys? So, I'm in another part of Melbourne here. Of course, I'm with my boy Oz. And we're just going to be walking around this area. It is supposed to be known.

[00:02:00]>> What's up, guys?

[00:02:01]>> It's supposed to be a known area to see more um black people. It's like more of a black community here. So, let's find it out. You said this is your first time here.

[00:02:10]>> Yes, this is my first time, but this is also known as Little Africa in parts of it because of the community around here.

[00:02:15]So, we go out and have a you know, we experience that together for the first time, but I've never been here. This is my first time, so let's go.

[00:02:22]>> Okay, let's go.

[00:02:22]>> All right, man.

[00:02:23]>> All right. All right, guys. So, we're we just got off the train station here. It was real easy to get to from the the main city. What's the city called? CBDs.

[00:02:31]>> Uh we we actually caught train from Flender Street station. So, it's three stops from Flender Street station. So, it's not very far away and it's something like about 12 minutes.

[00:02:41]>> What do you call downtown here in Melbourne?

[00:02:44]>> Um downtown Melbourne. Well, we're calling the CBD.

[00:02:47]>> CBD area. Okay. All right. We already see a beautiful woman here.

[00:02:51]>> That's right. So, like I was saying in Footsky, the reason why they call it Little Africa because it's got like a layer of uh few layers of immigrants.

[00:03:01]So, we got people that come out here during the Italian era, but then also the Greek uh Greek era, but then we got like the the East Africans such as the Somali and also the the Ethopians. So, also then the Sudanese. So, that's why it's got like lot of lot of restaurants here. You can have find a lot of food out here. A lot of uh lot of African stuff.

[00:03:22]>> We met this beautiful she like South Sudan.

[00:03:25]>> She's South Sudin.

[00:03:26]>> Beautiful. Like this. That's one thing um man about being here that I've been like really shocked to see a lot of Sud Sudin people. And when I go to the club, man, it's a bunch of Barbie dolls running up and down the Sud Sudin women are very I don't know.

[00:03:44]They for me they're very attractive.

[00:03:45]They are they are you know absolutely >> she was shy to be on camera when what I was shocked is she said she doesn't feel beautiful. I was like what the hell?

[00:03:54]>> Generally the Nylo are very very attractive tribe especally should I say >> oh you know the nyl basically of all those East Africans you'll find them basically in places like Sagal >> but you also find them in places like Chad >> and you also will find them in places like uh what do you call it Kenya so yeah they're mainly on the East African side but you can also find them in um in Uganda >> Uganda you can find them there and Rwanda very tall, very very, you know, slim looking people, both men and women.

[00:04:26]>> So, I asked her some I don't know, you probably heard some of the conversation, but she didn't want to show her face, but she was saying that the people here were are pretty friendly. So, let's see how it goes.

[00:04:38]>> Well, I hope so, too.

[00:04:41]>> But you know what? Friendly. And in the tradition of what I've seen in Africa, camera shy.

[00:04:46]>> Yes.

[00:04:48]>> Wait, wait a minute. So most of the most that's the only thing like most of them will not talk to you on camera because they're very camera shy and you're just going to like really try for me personally like I usually talk to people on camera when they're interested in what I'm doing then I'll go out and ask what's up >> but otherwise I just tend to listen them a lot but I see that you know you have that kind of like a little bit of experience and a little bit of content right >> so you know you have no trouble like talking right >> so we hope hopefully You know, we get a >> good place here.

[00:05:23]>> I'll clap, man. I'll clap.

[00:05:27]>> Love you.

[00:05:28]>> Whatever. Where you from, brother?

[00:05:29]>> Yeah. Who cares? Who cares? I'm from Gospel. COME ON. CLAP JESUS. Come on.

[00:05:36]>> Hey, keep spreading the love, brother.

[00:05:39]Keep spreading the love.

[00:05:44]>> All right. Hey, you >> recording?

[00:05:48]>> Yeah, I'm I'm a content creator.

[00:05:50]>> For real?

[00:05:51]>> Yeah. YouTuber. You want to say something to the world?

[00:05:53]>> Yeah, for real.

[00:05:54]>> You're telling the world.

[00:05:55]>> I got it. I got it. I got it.

[00:05:57]>> Yep.

[00:05:58]>> Hey.

[00:05:59]>> Wow.

[00:06:00]>> Tell the world something, man.

[00:06:02]>> All right. Hey, clap if you know Jesus.

[00:06:07]>> Amen.

[00:06:08]>> Clap.

[00:06:09]>> Okay.

[00:06:09]>> If you don't clap, that's all good.

[00:06:12]That's all good.

[00:06:13]>> God bless you, brother. That's a positive message, too.

[00:06:16]>> Thankful.

[00:06:19]>> Okay.

[00:06:23]>> He's in a good mood.

[00:06:25]>> Sometime people just want to be heard, man. And >> it was a good message.

[00:06:29]>> All right, guys. We're walking into the area. So, the girl was able to give us some advice on where to walk to. And definitely so far, I've been seeing some uh people of color here. Um, wow.

[00:06:41]It's the same place, huh? Here we go.

[00:06:46]Okay. This is how it looks.

[00:06:49]Mhm. Very It has a rustic classic feel to it, right? And then you right here you have uh images of the some of the workers here.

[00:07:00]All right. They just uh let you know who are the members of the community. I guess there name was Spencer. Very good.

[00:07:12]Oh, that's nice. Okay.

[00:07:16]Yeah, this is a a typical black community, but more than that, it's more of an immigrant community like my friend mentioned here.

[00:07:23]So, we'll keep moving and uh checking things out. Maybe through here there's some more shops. I'm looking for a barber shop. Hope I can find one. But one ran by black people so they understand how to cut the hair, my hair, right? cuz you know other people know how to do it but black people know what >> how to Yeah. No, I totally understand. I can actually do that.

[00:07:48]>> See, that's what happened to him. He went to the wrong people.

[00:07:51]>> I'm to to point of correction, I've never been to the barbers.

[00:07:54]>> Really?

[00:07:55]>> This is me doing my thing.

[00:07:56]>> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

[00:07:58]>> So, I'm a I'm a you know, when I was young, I actually used to do barbering myself. So, that's that's how I kind of learned how to do this. So, we're going to walk along here. I used to actually see a lot of along here >> and also the market is on the side. So once we walk along here and have that experience, we can go and check out the market.

[00:08:15]>> Very nice area so far. Progressive area.

[00:08:17]People going to work. Hello beautiful ladies.

[00:08:21]>> I'm from uh Miami and I came to meet you.

[00:08:24]>> Welcome. Welcome to Australia.

[00:08:27]>> Where are you from?

[00:08:28]>> South Sudan. This is my mommy. I don't think this is appropriate.

[00:08:31]>> Do you know Well, sorry, but do you know your mom? Tell your mom that you have the sunshine on you. Beautiful smile.

[00:08:38]>> Jesus glow.

[00:08:39]>> Oh, really? Jesus glow. Amen. Amen. Hey, mommy.

[00:08:48]She's smile. She waving back.

[00:08:50]She has Jesus Christ in her life. Man, this is a interesting town. You got your money transfer. It's like your typical This is like more of a feel like a Middle Eastern. U yeah based off the pictures here Asian actually like Indian style uh uh corner store here. Okay.

[00:09:11]>> What's up man?

[00:09:12]>> What's going on man?

[00:09:13]>> Man I'm I'm from Miami.

[00:09:16]>> No way.

[00:09:16]>> I'm just trying to figure out >> from the States.

[00:09:19]>> Yeah, >> bro. Stay here. What are you that I swear I used to love that country.

[00:09:23]What's happened over there now?

[00:09:24]>> Oh >> no. Come on. I don't want >> Everybody's filigy now.

[00:09:29]>> No, no, bro. We don't want to get political, but we're Australians. We we always believed America to be like the boss, the sheriff, the good guys. It doesn't look like that, man.

[00:09:40]>> Right >> now, everyone in Australia, we we >> I feel your sentiment.

[00:09:43]>> We love the Americans. We're we're an ally, >> but something >> We love you guys, too.

[00:09:48]>> There's something wrong there, bro.

[00:09:49]>> Yeah, man.

[00:09:50]>> Because I I just don't feel it, you know?

[00:09:52]>> Right. Hopefully, it'll get better.

[00:09:53]>> I hope we hope because we look to you as the savior's, MAN.

[00:09:58]>> WOW. THE MAN FROM the land down under the man. appreciate.

[00:10:01]>> Not just me, we all do.

[00:10:03]>> Wow.

[00:10:03]>> When you got a problem with America, man.

[00:10:06]>> Wow.

[00:10:06]>> It's so sad.

[00:10:07]>> Wow.

[00:10:07]>> I can't stand to see the people suffering over there. Why with the country so rich, you don't have medical cover? Why?

[00:10:15]>> Wow.

[00:10:16]>> Why don't you have that? Why can't you afford that? How many missiles have they sent in the last 2 months?

[00:10:21]>> Wow.

[00:10:21]>> They could have built a thousand hospitals, man.

[00:10:23]>> Wow.

[00:10:25]>> I don't know what it is.

[00:10:27]>> Hopefully, we get better. Keep us in your prayer. My name is Ace on YouTube.

[00:10:30]>> I'll look up for you. Ace, >> are you from this community here?

[00:10:33]>> I've been around here, bro. I've lived here for 50 years.

[00:10:35]>> I'm I'm checking it out. What? What?

[00:10:37]>> This is put.

[00:10:38]>> Okay, >> hang on a sec. This is gray.

[00:10:40]>> All right.

[00:10:40]>> This used to be the biggest hub out of Victoria, out of Melbourne.

[00:10:44]>> Oh, okay.

[00:10:44]>> Used to be FZgrade >> and then obviously the suburbs are spread. Kusk now has become uh when when in the 70s when the Vietnamese we had we asked a lot of >> because of our involvement in Vietnam war our government said we'll take in Vietnamese residents >> right >> we we really believe that >> so we had a lot of Vietnamese coming to this area and it's been great >> it's a beautiful I love Vietnamese >> this is this is this is a real multicultural mainly Vietnamese >> okay >> but uh >> I heard there were a lot more black people in this side >> yeah a lot of black people >> okay But really, we're all Australians, >> right?

[00:11:20]>> Cuz in Australia, we're all immigrants here, man. Everyone, the the Aboriginal people, this is their country. We took it from them.

[00:11:26]>> The British came and stole their country. We always have to respect country and the aiginal, the indigenous people, man.

[00:11:32]>> Oh, really?

[00:11:33]>> We've treated them badly.

[00:11:34]>> Really?

[00:11:35]>> 100%.

[00:11:36]>> You know, I when I came here, I didn't really know too much of the history.

[00:11:39]>> No, no. The history is British colonialism. Colonialism. They came here. They put a flag on the fan on the sand and said, "Hey, this is our country now. You guys can live here, but hey, this is ours." And we've treated the Aboriginals terribly.

[00:11:56]We are Australia's a multicultural country.

[00:11:59]>> You know what? As long as there's people like you, I think >> we are. We are the majority. But um you know, the the the minority, the ones that speak the hate, they always seem to be loudest. People always tend to focus on the negativity.

[00:12:14]>> Why, bro?

[00:12:15]>> Have a look at you. You're here, man.

[00:12:16]I'm so glad to meet you.

[00:12:17]>> No, I'm glad. You know what? I'm glad I came here today.

[00:12:20]>> You know what I mean? Look, walk around this.

[00:12:22]>> This lady here, she's been here for how many years, man. Have a look at her.

[00:12:26]She's happy. She makes juices for us.

[00:12:28]>> Oh, okay. Nice. This is a really nice place right here. Oh, they make really good juic. You know, I haven't had I need >> Can I get you a juice, bro?

[00:12:35]>> Oh, man. I'm about to I won't buy.

[00:12:38]>> Which one? I'll tell you. Which one do you want? Which juice do you want, bro?

[00:12:41]>> I was going to get a matcha, but let me get it for you, man.

[00:12:45]>> Bro, you're here. This you're my guest.

[00:12:48]>> What do you feel like, bro?

[00:12:50]>> I was going to get a matcha.

[00:12:51]>> Hey, is this your friend?

[00:12:52]>> Yes.

[00:12:53]>> Your friend. What drink do you want, bro?

[00:12:55]>> Oh, we're just getting matcha as well.

[00:12:57]>> I don't even know what the match is. I just >> Look at this guy right here.

[00:13:00]>> I was going for the weird which right here. This green. Okay. You tell the lady you Okay. Two green matchas.

[00:13:09]>> Matcha.

[00:13:10]>> How are you?

[00:13:12]>> Can I get um two beautiful?

[00:13:14]>> I'll get a strawberry matcha.

[00:13:15]>> Can I have a This one? This man's getting a matcha. Is that the one?

[00:13:19]>> Strawberry matcha?

[00:13:20]>> Yes. For me >> and a green one. Or you have a regular matcha?

[00:13:23]>> Regular matcha?

[00:13:24]>> Yeah. Thank you. Okay.

[00:13:26]>> Are you all right, bro?

[00:13:27]>> Yeah, I'm all right, man.

[00:13:28]>> No, man. Let me pay for it, man.

[00:13:31]>> For the generosity.

[00:13:33]No, no, no, no, no. Let me this is Australia. You're out you're here, bro. Come here. Why don't you go back in?

[00:13:43]>> Come on, man.

[00:13:46]>> You see this, guys?

[00:13:48]>> Listen, bro. Listen, I got to tell you one thing.

[00:14:00]>> No, no, no.

[00:14:03]I really wanted award.

[00:14:08]He wants to sh >> No, it was the thought that matter and I I really appreciate it, man.

[00:14:15]>> You know, that's really nice of you, but we should treat you a drink. You're being very, very generous. Your time is more than enough.

[00:14:22]>> What time, man? Why am I doing just talking to us? Why am I talking to us is more than enough, you know?

[00:14:28]>> Well, this is being real. He's being real, bro.

[00:14:33]>> You know what? I I um >> I don't I'm not a very computer literate person.

[00:14:37]>> Okay.

[00:14:39]>> But my daughter, they will make fun of me. But anyway, the best I can do is watch YouTube, >> right?

[00:14:43]>> And I like to watch people like you.

[00:14:46]>> Okay.

[00:14:46]>> Because you meet real people.

[00:14:48]>> Oh yeah.

[00:14:49]>> I swear to you.

[00:14:50]>> Yeah. That's what it's all about.

[00:14:51]>> Walking around Australia. Well, you say like people walking around the states.

[00:14:54]>> You get a good feel.

[00:14:55]>> Right. Right. And I love it because you get to you get the >> you get the authentic >> look vibes. You >> look, you can see yourself. There's always an issue. There's always issues with drugs and violence. Okay.

[00:15:09]>> Right.

[00:15:10]>> You can't escape that, man.

[00:15:12]>> It's a shame, >> right? We saw something like that.

[00:15:16]>> I mean, really, what are you going to say?

[00:15:19]>> You can't help everybody. You know, you want to, >> right?

[00:15:22]>> But um I I don't tell you the truth.

[00:15:25]I grew up around here, so it's still my home.

[00:15:28]>> Right. Home is home.

[00:15:29]>> Yeah. But because I grew up here, I don't think I could leave, you know?

[00:15:32]>> I You get used to it, >> right? Right. Right. Right.

[00:15:37]>> This one from Miami, I only get good.

[00:15:39]>> If you happy, it doesn't matter where you at. You know what? For me, I always have this saying like as long as people live there, the place is amazing.

[00:15:48]>> I just want to say thank you for speaking to me.

[00:15:51]>> No, no, we appreciate it.

[00:15:52]>> And I'm going to look ace, bro. I'll look out for your your uh >> blog. My blog. Yes. Have you got your phone?

[00:15:58]>> I have.

[00:15:59]>> All right. I was just these two gentlemen here. Really wonderful gentleman. I was just talking to them earlier and I've just highlighted the fact that this man here is a primary example of Africans living the di um in the diaspora that are doing very well.

[00:16:14]>> He's not a refugee. He didn't come out here as a you know working in the factory. He came in here as an investor.

[00:16:21]So what you see here, this business set up here is a business that he came out here to set up.

[00:16:26]>> Very beautiful stuff here.

[00:16:28]>> So what you have here, all this place that you see, you usually find them.

[00:16:31]They use them like, you know, for dinner plates. That's just what you have here.

[00:16:35]So beautiful. And >> this brother here is from um he's from Somalia and he's from Iritria.

[00:16:43]>> Oh, nice. Beautiful East Africans. And they don't mind being filmed because this actually is really good. I wanted us to showcase Africans in the diaspora that are doing very well for themselves.

[00:16:54]So, not everyone's in the factory doing factory job. There's people out here running an honest business and as you can see this is really a really beautiful business.

[00:17:03]>> Yes. Very It's huge.

[00:17:04]>> Absolutely neat.

[00:17:05]>> How long you guys been in business for?

[00:17:08]>> 19 years now.

[00:17:09]>> Wow. 19.

[00:17:10]>> Congratulations. Congratulations.

[00:17:12]>> I'm in the business visa. Once I come, I start I establish already in 3 months time. established and then since uh I have uh just until last two years already I have been my shop is other side I've been there like nearly 16 years and I come here like now 2 years here for me also I come with my family here and also I already I teach my kids already I have two boys and one girl right >> and already already the main thing is for me just I come to Australia to teach my my my kids >> and then already now already they graduated they're working >> they're doing well >> yeah they're doing well >> engineer scientist >> actually one of them is the working government in a in a high profile area >> wow wow that's amazing man did raise >> so is that that speaks to the society of Australia they give you an opportunity here you have an opportunity here >> okay >> yeah three kids was grow up in a in an Arabian country that's where he start investment in coming here higher education here >> you work hard for that man should I do good but you see I also I teach my kids all with my own money >> because already nearly I pay nearly half million >> I know your your I know your children are grateful >> yeah yeah yeah >> birthday time >> even they don't they don't pay now they're not paying anything but they are only doing well and one is senior engineer. The other one is now is working with the military but he's in logistic.

[00:18:52]>> Wow.

[00:18:53]>> It's a beautiful thing.

[00:18:54]>> And my my daughter is like HP B degree or a GC scientist making in research in cancer.

[00:19:02]>> Research for cancer.

[00:19:03]>> Yeah. Wow.

[00:19:04]>> In the central of Melbourne central.

[00:19:07]This what you call in the this is the Royal Hospital. Okay. the the one the next to the cancer research >> center. Yeah, she's the one she's already the team leader and she's already she have to make the PH degree.

[00:19:20]>> Okay.

[00:19:21]>> And you know I'm very happy because already everybody now most of my kids say success and still all for me still working but I I I depend on myself.

[00:19:31]>> You doing it because you you enjoy what you're doing.

[00:19:34]>> I think I think your your queen is calling you. Your wife's going to chop your head off if you don't pick up the phone.

[00:19:42]Let me show you outside how his place look likewise. Uh there you go. All right. That's the address right there, guys. Just in case you want to come and show some love to a hardworking business entrepreneur man right here. This is a good example of what is possible if you put your mind to it. It doesn't matter where you come from. So long your mindset is about, you know, self-development but also progressing is possible. you know the opportunities here are not limited you know so long you have that uh drive you want to be successful is possible he demonstrated that quite well he came out here with his family they're all highly educated they don't depend on him instead the money he's making is pretty much for himself if he want he could retire right now clearly he's got multiple shops but he's doing very well for himself >> that but it also highlights the story of like how that story of immigrants coming into the country and are they contributing back into Australian society And that shows yes this man is and he he also what and what was his purpose of coming here cuz some people say they just come to use and take but his family is giving back. He has a family member that's now serving the country in the military. So that's that's just amazing.

[00:20:57]>> Then that's true and that's what I that's what I was trying to say.

[00:21:00]Sometimes you might have in the media where people are say they only hear you know they taking out from uh from the country. they're taken from the country like you know sometimes I do see comments where people are saying they get free houses they get this they get that this guy is not a refugee you know he's not a refugee he came out here as a as a what you call it as a as an investor that's why he came out here so he actually moved from the Arabian countries with his money to come out here as an investor so that's why he came to Australia but also so that his kids could be educated in Australia and that was one of the other reasons why he came out here >> so which is Very cool. So guys, lucky enough to meet two uh brothers here who have their own law farm. Isn't this the community? That's the law firm in this community.

[00:21:44]>> Yeah. Correct. Yes.

[00:21:45]>> Okay. Uh where we going? You I'm following you guys.

[00:21:50]>> Do I look like uh do I look spook like these guys right here?

[00:21:52]>> Oh yeah. Very close. Very very close.

[00:21:55]>> So how long your uh your law firm has been open for? Uh well we we just separated from uh from the previous group we wor with right >> uh so we've already launched it last uh in March this year.

[00:22:07]>> Okay.

[00:22:08]>> Uh so just one month.

[00:22:10]>> Okay. One month. And uh what type of law do you guys uh practice in?

[00:22:15]>> Uh so criminal law uh disputes and resolution, equipment law, personal injuries, and what else? Um >> employment.

[00:22:24]>> Employment law.

[00:22:25]>> Yeah. Employment law. What what what got you into the uh want to being a lawyer?

[00:22:30]>> Um just uh something I've wanted to do since I was very young. Uh something I could do to make a living out of but also uh to help out in community without without obviously sounding too much of a hero. Uh it's something I wanted a career where uh of course I earn a living from it. So I feel good being able to make a positive uh difference in people's lives.

[00:22:57]>> What about you sir?

[00:22:58]>> Uh quite similar to him but um I don't know it's like the challenge of our I think it's quite stimulating intellectually. So it's pretty much it.

[00:23:06]>> Uh what's your thoughts of uh being uh black in Australia? What are the challenges or the misconception that people may have you feel that you might want to tell the world or or Aussie people? Uh well look um it's just the usual challenges that comes with coming from one culture and growing up in another uh that I think that anyone uh that that has that experience uh faces similar challenges uh but especially for people of African heritage I don't think I need to go into the details about the sort of issues that we face. Um so those challenges are there. Uh but also I would say that equally uh Australia is unlike a lot of other western uh countries that you see uh uh what African experience is like. Uh my experience has been very very positive.

[00:23:57]Uh as a country I'll say Australia is is a great great country. Uh that's not to say there's not issues of racism, discrimination and all that stuff. uh when we as lawyers as individ individuals when we face those issues we we we deal with them on individual basis uh but as a country I think Australia is is is very good awesome awesome is your law firm here close by let me see your law man let me check it out we got they just opened up we going guys if you are here if you are here and you need some help with some law information these are your guys they will fight for you and it's not only for black people it's all everybody Everybody that lives here, okay, everybody. Most of our clients are not a actually black people.

[00:24:41]>> Okay. So, a law firm is a law firm. Just because we we we Africans or black people, right?

[00:24:49]Doesn't mean we only serve the African community. We serve everybody. That's beautiful, man. All right, man. So, how you like about what why this neighborhood? You could have been anywhere.

[00:25:00]>> Yes. Um, well, we are originally from South Sudan, >> right? uh having grown up here and gone to high school here, gone to university here, uh we wanted to set up within where uh where we could be seen >> within our community. Uh cuz there's of course there's a lot of issues that especially our young people face here uh especially here in Melbourne. We want to represent our community not just in terms of the work we do in in our law practice but actually visually being being within the community uh because it sort of uh helps a little bit not just in terms of our clients but also the general image in in in community.

[00:25:45]>> You you you grew up in this community >> correct?

[00:25:48]>> And now you're giving back to the community. Correct.

[00:25:50]>> That's a beautiful thing man. Wow. Okay.

[00:25:54]All right, guys. So, look, we're going to go to their law firm. Check it out real quick. So, you know, make sure you come out. Show love to them. All right.

[00:26:03]>> The cleanest brothers on the block, man.

[00:26:05]You don't see this, man.

[00:26:06]>> The thing I have to do, the suits are on point. Absolutely on point.

[00:26:10]>> I want to go home after watching how these guys dress. I I don't need to be outside.

[00:26:15]>> Mind you, they're also very good-looking. Very, very good looking.

[00:26:19]>> Yeah, man. You're married.

[00:26:22]>> How about interesting? I don't know what this guy is going.

[00:26:25]>> Hey, >> now what's happening is you're still um we're still still setting up.

[00:26:34]>> We don't have our sirens in the front yet as well.

[00:26:38]>> So, they're just setting up guys.

[00:26:40]>> Very good.

[00:26:40]>> By the time you watch this video, it should be fully set up for me and um you know, support the business.

[00:26:51]>> Nice.

[00:26:55]again as I said we still we still have 20 people coming in and >> okay >> but this is where we are >> and that's the element right here >> Wow and it's pronounced D >> Dio >> Dio and partners >> and what what what does Dio mean?

[00:27:18]>> Uh Dio is my surname. Okay. Yes. Uh in our culture, the language that I speak um dash was dash is like it's like what is it? It's like a proverb for like the last born.

[00:27:38]>> Oh, okay.

[00:27:39]>> Yes.

[00:27:40]>> Like the golden child.

[00:27:43]>> Yes.

[00:27:43]>> Okay. Both of you guys are Dasio or >> uh No, he's not Adio. uh IM Adasio, but uh he's he he's going to be a partner down the road.

[00:27:53]>> Okay.

[00:27:54]>> Probably there probably be some rebranding once he >> Okay.

[00:27:59]>> Yes.

[00:28:00]>> Oh, nice, man. This is beautiful so far.

[00:28:02]Wow.

[00:28:03]>> I see the vision.

[00:28:04]>> Excuse the mess. As I said, we're still setting up this where we are. Uh things are still >> Oh, man.

[00:28:12]>> And this is where I am. Uh please don't show that.

[00:28:17]>> No, you're okay.

[00:28:19]>> Okay.

[00:28:20]>> Yeah. So this is where I am based at this point. Um again things are still >> uh being set up, >> man.

[00:28:31]>> How does it feel?

[00:28:32]>> It feels good.

[00:28:34]>> Nice.

[00:28:34]>> Yes. Very good.

[00:28:35]>> Oh man.

[00:28:36]>> Yes. prior to uh you opening this office, >> where what other history of law have you worked on?

[00:28:45]>> Um well, I've always been a litigator since I was admitted u a long time ago now. Uh but then I worked at uh big big law firm what what's known here in Australia is big law. That's national law firm, international law firms like DA, Piper, I don't know how much you laws or law firms. uh but that's when um so that's when I was coming up effectively so I did that on behalf like the clientele base there sort of um u u like corporate clients government those sort of things but I did that so then I can come to this side and actually represent real people.

[00:29:27]>> Wow.

[00:29:28]>> Yeah. So >> getting the experience and seeing it from a certain level >> on the inside at the highest level. Uh and now this was always the plan. Yes.

[00:29:39]>> Wow man. Hey.

[00:29:42]>> Yes sir, man.

[00:29:44]>> Blessings. Okay. That's >> partners.

[00:29:48]>> There you go, man. All right. So let let me put your uh phone number. What number I should use?

[00:29:53]>> Yeah, that's it.

[00:29:54]>> All right. Okay. And guys, there you go.

[00:29:58]you can call them up and if you need any legal advice, you're here in Melbourne or in Australia and you just need some advice, these guys can these guys got you. These are your guys. And we operate nationally all over the country. Uh Perth, Brisbane, of course, here in Victoria, New South Wales, Sydney, all over the country.

[00:30:21]>> These are your guys saying, "Hey, I need I needed some legal advice." I just gave it to you. All right. This guy's going to help you out. All right. You got to get him now. All right.

[00:30:30]>> Okay.

[00:30:31]>> All right.

[00:30:32]Let me get my golden business card.

[00:30:34]>> Okay. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Your your your card, too, just in case.

[00:30:39]>> Yes.

[00:30:39]>> Yes.

[00:30:40]>> Put your business cards in there.

[00:30:41]>> Well, you know what's I I'm I'm sorry. I got to apologize because the women in my channel is probably going to call you for some other reason.

[00:30:51]They're going to call you for some other reason. All right. I apologize but it it is what there you go guys. There you go.

[00:31:03]>> Go show some love and support and yeah even even words of encouragement would be really appreciated to guys who are doing amazing work.

[00:31:16]>> All right guys, so we're back in the square area where we met the lawyers.

[00:31:19]So, I just wanted to showcase some of the artwork they have prominently displayed in the area here. Wow. Okay.

[00:31:25]It's called the yellow dress. I think this is the woman's name, a tongue item and courtesy of Mars Gallery and and the artists. All right. Very I love that.

[00:31:36]It's amazing right there. Right. Speaks up about the beauty of this area, right?

[00:31:40]And the people here. Really nice. Love it. Love it. Check out this one right here. This one's interesting, too. I guess the artist name who takes these pictures is uh a tongue edom or unless it's the same woman, right? But they were saying a lot about Avatar, how the women uh and or the people of Avatar were based off of the people from uh East Africa. And I I actually see it.

[00:32:06]What do you think, guys? Wow. That's This is beautiful right here. What's going on, guys?

[00:32:12]>> I'm from Miami, man. I'm trying to learn about the area here, man. You Hey, man.

[00:32:17]You remind me of somebody in the NB NBA, man. Use a dunk on them, huh?

[00:32:22]>> How are you, man?

[00:32:22]>> I'm good, man. So, trying to learn about this community here.

[00:32:26]>> It's a very beautiful progressive community.

[00:32:29]>> Mhm. Where what where what where I got to go to get some good food, man.

[00:32:33]>> Good. Good food.

[00:32:34]>> Yeah. So, good food.

[00:32:35]>> There's a there's a shop here, >> right?

[00:32:40]>> Shop restaurant is called Katum.

[00:32:42]>> Katum.

[00:32:42]>> Yeah.

[00:32:43]>> What type of food is served there?

[00:32:45]>> Sudanese. Oh, South Sudan.

[00:32:47]>> Sudan and South Sudan.

[00:32:48]>> Okay. All right. I'm going to go check out >> there Ethiopian.

[00:32:52]>> Oh, Ethiopia. Straight that way.

[00:32:53]>> There is Soviet and also a lot of that.

[00:32:56]>> Okay.

[00:32:57]>> There's this one kebab here.

[00:32:59]>> And there's another kebab here. This is Turkish.

[00:33:02]>> Okay, man.

[00:33:03]>> Turkish live in.

[00:33:04]>> Yeah.

[00:33:05]>> Are you Do you live in a neighborhood here?

[00:33:07]>> I'm working here for Vegas.

[00:33:09]>> Oh. What do you think about the community? Is a really good community?

[00:33:13]>> All right. Because some people may think it's not a good community, is it?

[00:33:16]>> No. Look, I sort of people that have a different sort.

[00:33:22]>> You have good and you got bad.

[00:33:23]>> And now we we make you see me.

[00:33:26]>> You're very nice guy.

[00:33:26]>> You know where you are. You don't know where >> love.

[00:33:29]>> Yes. We come as one.

[00:33:31]>> Why?

[00:33:31]>> Same thing. There is a good people and bad people. Any place.

[00:33:35]>> That's true.

[00:33:35]>> Where you go, any place. Even in in the religious you get a pastor, there is a good pastor and bad pastor.

[00:33:41]>> Right. Right.

[00:33:43]Man, it's good meeting you, man. I'm blessed. Thank you, man. I meet you, man. All right. Thank you, man. I'm going to go check out that um food place over there at Kum.

[00:33:52]>> That's good. Kum. Yeah. Yes. Yeah.

[00:33:55]>> Yeah. You see the restaurant? Kum restaurant.

[00:33:57]>> Okay.

[00:33:58]>> Hey, brother. How are you?

[00:33:59]>> Good, man. Peter.

[00:34:00]>> Good, man.

[00:34:02]>> Yeah, man.

[00:34:03]>> I just do like a security for >> Yeah, we do.

[00:34:10]Marin. Yeah, >> city council.

[00:34:14]>> Well, thank you, man. Keeping it safe, man.

[00:34:17]>> If you got something that you need to, you know, you just come through.

[00:34:22]>> Thank you, man, for keeping us safe, man. All right. Appreciate it, man. All right.

[00:34:27]>> All right. So, they do have some security here. And it's important if they're going to have security here that the security is some of it is the members of the community here because that's how it is. Sometimes you have members who are not from the community that understand a community, police in the community and all of that just gets taken all way out of context and stuff like that. So you need people to understand you and stuff like that if there are going to be some form of security here. So I like that aspect of this of everything.

[00:34:56]All right guys, so just to showcase more of what's happening here, we found a couple African businesses. One right here, this one, Pan-African Business Hub. I guess if you want have some businesses to that you need done, tax return, stuff like that, bookkeeping, these guys got you. So apparently guys, there's a night market that happens here. I'm not too sure when, but yeah, it's called Little Africa, this area, guys. So we found the place they were telling us about right here. Car roong.

[00:35:25]Okay, let's see it. Okay, sorry.

[00:35:31]Okay, let's go. Thank you.

[00:35:36]Smells good in here.

[00:35:40]All right.

[00:35:41]See if we can find the owner. I think he's expecting us here.

[00:35:46]Smells great.

[00:35:49]Oh, they got fish here. Oh my god.

[00:35:53]>> Let me see if we can find the owner.

[00:35:56]Here's the boss right here. And um I just want to highlight the stuff they have here that looks amazing. This right here. This fishy tilapia like this in the shape of lamb. Oo, thank you.

[00:36:15]Oh, the food here looks delicious. Look at this smoked barbecue. Okay. Yeah, you come here to eat. Okay. You don't come here fast food. You come to eat.

[00:36:27]All right, guys. So, this guy is being too generous. He's going to let us try some of the food for free. So, because of that, you know, I want you to come here and show some love, man. But honestly, the aroma I'm smelling here smells very good.

[00:36:43]Okay. Like, it's activated my stomach.

[00:36:46]I'm I'm ready to try some of the food here. Wow. It's It's amazing. Okay.

[00:36:50]Well, wait. Okay.

[00:36:51]>> All right. We're going to give you table number now.

[00:36:53]>> Okay. Thank you, sir. All right. All right. Let's go look what's there.

[00:36:56]Right.

[00:36:59]>> He knows. You can talk to him.

[00:37:01]>> Okay.

[00:37:02]>> There you go. You can record here.

[00:37:04]>> Hello. How are you guys?

[00:37:05]>> Fine. Thank you. Mashallah.

[00:37:07]>> Thank you. H how do you like the food here?

[00:37:10]>> Oh, it's it's amazing. I can't explain it.

[00:37:13]>> Okay.

[00:37:14]>> It's called full Sudanese.

[00:37:16]>> Mhm.

[00:37:17]>> Full maz. But me and my daughter, we enjoy it here. We come sometimes.

[00:37:21]>> You can eat with us if you like.

[00:37:23]>> Oh, look at this. Okay. I will if you don't mind.

[00:37:26]>> We love it.

[00:37:27]>> Okay. Wow. Okay. I'm loving this community here, man. I feel so lucky.

[00:37:33]Okay.

[00:37:33]>> Thank you.

[00:37:34]>> All right. It's okay if I sit here.

[00:37:38]Oh, okay. You sure?

[00:37:40]>> Yeah, you can sit here. That's all right.

[00:37:41]>> I won't interrupt your food too much.

[00:37:44]Just ask you a question.

[00:37:45]>> Can you turn it off?

[00:37:47]>> Oh, I can turn It's on.

[00:37:48]>> Okay.

[00:37:49]>> Let me ask you, how do you like the community here? Is it good?

[00:37:53]>> Wow. The community is good here.

[00:37:54]>> Mhm.

[00:37:55]>> Multicultural.

[00:37:56]>> It's amazing. There's Ethiopian restaurant, Sudanese restaurant, Asian restaurant, Somalian restaurant. All amazing. Lovely people.

[00:38:06]>> Where you from?

[00:38:07]>> I'm from Ethiopia.

[00:38:09]>> Nice. Nice.

[00:38:10]>> But I'm wearing Sudanese stuff, >> right?

[00:38:12]>> Yeah. Because I know Sudan. I grew up in Sudan.

[00:38:15]>> Nice, nice, nice.

[00:38:16]>> I love a lot.

[00:38:18]>> You love the community here.

[00:38:19]>> I love all the communities. Nothing to complain. We are still Sudan. We're half Ethiopia, half Sudan.

[00:38:26]>> Okay. You guys were um you guys were born here or >> I born back to my country. I born Ethiopia.

[00:38:35]>> Yeah.

[00:38:35]>> But my daughter born here in Australia.

[00:38:37]>> Australia. Azie.

[00:38:39]>> But I grew up in Sudan.

[00:38:43]>> Right.

[00:38:43]>> Yeah. So I came here 2008 March. 2002 Australia.

[00:38:47]>> So what do you think about Australia?

[00:38:49]>> It's amazing. It's beautiful.

[00:38:52]multicultural all the culture here to see different I feel like >> it's so mixed with you know people from all over the world >> I feel it's like my home country >> okay you feel right at home >> yes I feel like this is not Australia it's just my home country cuz all the know different countries >> right >> yeah we speak the language uh Arabic amharik English all mixed language >> so I feel it's like Africa.

[00:39:22]>> Nice. Nice.

[00:39:23]>> You can say Australia is a Europe or English country. It's not >> right. Right.

[00:39:30]>> It's it's multicultural.

[00:39:32]>> What is your uh favorite thing to eat here? That's >> uh my favorite is dorat >> dorat. Ethiopian. If I go restaurant, I love dorat. I the main thing when I pick up, I choose the menu. Daw.

[00:39:47]>> What about you, young lady? I choose every Ethiopian food or Sudan.

[00:39:53]>> Okay.

[00:39:54]>> And we came here sometimes Sudanese restaurant. I choose full for the gymna.

[00:40:00]>> M.

[00:40:02]I love it.

[00:40:02]>> Wow.

[00:40:03]>> And then they start different foods here to see.

[00:40:05]>> Mhm.

[00:40:05]>> But today we choose food.

[00:40:08]>> All right. Did you guys pay for your plate already?

[00:40:11]>> Yes, we did.

[00:40:11]>> Oh, I would have paid for it for you >> because you've been so nice to me.

[00:40:15]>> Yeah. Thank you.

[00:40:16]>> You want something else? It's on me.

[00:40:19]>> I haven't beg but I told you.

[00:40:21]>> Huh?

[00:40:22]>> I didn't I didn't beg. Sorry.

[00:40:24]>> You didn't You didn't >> I pay for it. Okay.

[00:40:26]>> Okay. Thank you.

[00:40:27]>> No, I appreciate that you spending some time.

[00:40:29]>> Yeah.

[00:40:30]>> This is Ethiopian coffee. Yes.

[00:40:31]>> I heard they have the best. They number one. They have the coffee.

[00:40:34]>> Yes. I forgot to ask you where are your background from?

[00:40:38]>> I'm I'm from Miami, but my parents are from the Caribbean, but we're Haitian American.

[00:40:42]>> Miami is America.

[00:40:44]>> Yes.

[00:40:44]>> Wow. You look more African. Yeah, I am African. I I am African.

[00:40:50]>> Yes. Yes. Nice to meet you.

[00:40:52]>> I know I I'm sure you know the history what happened to some of us, but you were in Ethiopia and they didn't that didn't happen in Ethiopia.

[00:40:59]>> Ethiopia. I grew up here >> much more here. It's true.

[00:41:03]>> Right. You guys have like a long history in Ethiopia compared to other parts of um of Africa. So, I look forward to visiting and learning about the the history there. Yes.

[00:41:16]>> It's a very special place.

[00:41:17]>> Yeah.

[00:41:18]>> And beautiful people.

[00:41:21]>> Yeah. Sudanese top.

[00:41:23]>> Yeah.

[00:41:23]>> I heard the Sudanese culture. Yes. I know Sudan.

[00:41:26]>> It's okay. That's I love you. You guys embrace other cultures.

[00:41:30]>> Very close culture. I will Indian. I Sudanese. I Ethiopian. I don't mind.

[00:41:35]>> Your mom is amazing. Yes. Okay. I'm going to let you enjoy your food. Thank you. Sorry. Okay. All right. Nice to meet you. Okay.

[00:41:47]put this here and I'm going tell them >> I'm paying for your food. You want something else? Water, juice?

[00:41:54]>> Okay. Thank you.

[00:41:55]>> No problem. I'm paying their their plate. Okay. You >> sure?

[00:41:59]>> Yes.

[00:41:59]>> All right. And if they want something extra, put it. Okay.

[00:42:03]>> If she want if the daughter say she want something, listen to them. Get it. Okay.

[00:42:08]No problem. Now we Now that works it, right?

[00:42:11]>> Okay. So this this is a habiscus drink.

[00:42:16]All right.

[00:42:16]>> Habibiscus.

[00:42:17]>> Yeah. It's very very popular. It's like almost like a raspberry drink.

[00:42:22]>> So you find it in most West African countries.

[00:42:24]>> So when I was a kid, I actually used to sell this in small sachets >> and doing the hawkering street hawkering for my mom.

[00:42:31]>> Okay.

[00:42:32]>> So this is one of the first thing I started making my own self business as a kid.

[00:42:36]>> This hibiscus drink right here. So how does it taste? Let me >> Yes.

[00:42:43]It tastes exactly how I expected. It's beautiful.

[00:42:48]>> So, it tastes like a raspberry drink.

[00:42:51]>> But this is more like wild drink.

[00:42:53]>> It's already finished. I know you can see it here, but cuz I drunk it fast enough, it hasn't vaporized. But man, this is good.

[00:43:03]>> Wow.

[00:43:04]>> So, that's what's in there on on on on those two there. Right. So, one is a biscuit, but the other one I'm not sure.

[00:43:11]But it's beautiful, right? It's almost the other one. You can try.

[00:43:17]>> Okay. All right.

[00:43:18]>> To guess what is you to guess what is.

[00:43:30]>> Oh, guys, it's amazing. Hold on.

[00:43:38]I guess it's like a It's like a lemon or >> No, doesn't have nothing to do with a lemon. It is >> It's like a sugar cane or >> small fruits grow in the tree.

[00:43:49]>> It's a small fruit. What's the name of the fruit?

[00:43:52]>> Is it a grape?

[00:43:52]>> Not guessing anymore. Uh, it is tumbrain.

[00:43:56]>> Hamrahin.

[00:43:57]>> Tumbrahill.

[00:43:58]>> Yeah. Tamrahim. Yeah.

[00:43:59]>> Oh my gosh, guys. It's It's very sweet but very pleasant. Wow.

[00:44:04]>> Yeah. Finally, they go in Sudan a lot.

[00:44:07]We have lots of trees.

[00:44:08]>> This is very refreshing.

[00:44:10]>> And Asia as well. Sometimes like Vietnam.

[00:44:14]>> Wow. This is very This guys >> healthy.

[00:44:17]>> It's healthy.

[00:44:18]>> It is very healthy.

[00:44:19]>> What is it good for?

[00:44:21]>> Do you know what is it good for or just health?

[00:44:23]>> For the stomach.

[00:44:23]>> Oh, for the stomach.

[00:44:24]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:44:25]>> Yeah. I need some help right here.

[00:44:28]If if I losing some weight, I come back for this guys. You'll know.

[00:44:33]>> Especially, you know, if someone has a has a malaria.

[00:44:37]>> Oh. Oh, yeah.

[00:44:38]>> Back home.

[00:44:39]>> Mhm.

[00:44:39]>> We we use our this natural herbs like this type of juice >> will help the stomach help because it's the very sour. We mix it with the sugar.

[00:44:49]>> You cannot have it without >> this. This tastes delicious, guys. Both of these drinks taste delicious.

[00:44:54]>> So many benefits. That one is good for high blood pressure. The >> this one right here.

[00:44:58]>> Yes. Yes.

[00:45:00]>> And it's very pleasant, too.

[00:45:01]>> They call it in Arabic.

[00:45:03]>> Katar. In Egypt, they call it enough.

[00:45:06]Wow.

[00:45:09]Oh, man. These guys inspire no thing, guys. Check out this guys. Wow.

[00:45:17]Look at the amazing food.

[00:45:22]Check it out. Wow.

[00:45:25]Look at this fish. Oh, I can't wait to try some of this fish right here.

[00:45:30]Bonapit, >> what do you think about the food?

[00:45:34]>> Very good. It looks absolutely amazing.

[00:45:36]And the fact that the guy is so generous enough to say, "Hey, you know, sit down and try the food." And as you know, part of African culture, you cannot actually um you can't deny people once they offer you food, you need to sit down and accept it. Otherwise, it can also come across as been offensive. So, we don't want to be offending anybody and we also want to, you know, sit down and enjoy the food and have the experience as well.

[00:46:00]>> All right, guys. I I'm going to try as much of this food as possible, but I am on a diet, but I got to be respectful.

[00:46:08]So, I'm try >> the food.

[00:46:10]>> Try some of this fish first cuz man, I love me some fish.

[00:46:14]>> I'll hold it since we're doing the single hand. I think >> Thank you. I guess what do you know what this is right here?

[00:46:20]>> Uh, this is actually He says it's lentils.

[00:46:23]Okay, >> that's lentil like a bean.

[00:46:25]>> Yeah, lentil beans.

[00:46:26]>> Okay, here we go, guys. Looks amazing.

[00:46:32]>> Oh, flavor is so good.

[00:46:37]>> Yeah, >> the fish there.

[00:46:43]>> Very nice. Hit the spot. Hit the spot.

[00:46:46]>> That almost is like a tilapia.

[00:46:49]Oh, what type of fish is this? Is this a shar? Cuz it is tilapia.

[00:46:52]>> Yeah.

[00:46:53]>> Is tilapia?

[00:46:53]>> It is.

[00:46:54]>> Yes, it is a tilapia.

[00:46:56]>> Yes. Very nice, guys. What about this right here?

[00:47:00]>> That one I haven't tried, but I can try and tell you what it tastes like.

[00:47:07]>> Wow. Wow.

[00:47:09]>> What happened?

[00:47:09]>> Ah, that is hot.

[00:47:12]>> Okay, thank you. I will avoid that.

[00:47:14]>> Oh, that's like 10 out of 10. Hot.

[00:47:16]>> Is it spicy or hot?

[00:47:17]>> Spicy.

[00:47:18]>> Okay.

[00:47:19]>> Super spicy. like 10 out of 10 spicy.

[00:47:22]>> That's the number 10.

[00:47:22]>> You got some serious kick in there.

[00:47:24]>> All right, >> I'll take your word for it. All right, try some of this right here.

[00:47:30]>> You can try it.

[00:47:32]>> There's a big piece for you there. Try that piece.

[00:47:34]>> Go ahead. Go. Go. You first. Go for it.

[00:47:36]Come on. You first. Come on, man.

[00:47:38]Get your food, man.

[00:47:45]>> Wow. Is it tender? Super.

[00:47:48]Okay. This is actually pulling off the bone. That's how tender it is.

[00:47:52]>> Oh, look at that, guys.

[00:47:55]>> Pulling off the bone.

[00:47:56]>> Oh, look at that.

[00:47:58]>> Super tender.

[00:47:59]>> That's that tenderlicious.

[00:48:02]>> So, that's the lamb shank.

[00:48:04]>> Tenderlicious right there, guys.

[00:48:06]>> Just to give you an idea how tender that is.

[00:48:09]>> Tenderlicious. All right. Let me try some.

[00:48:12]>> There you go.

[00:48:13]>> All right. Yep. You got me?

[00:48:15]>> Yes.

[00:48:16]>> All right. Okay.

[00:48:20]Okay, guys. Here we go.

[00:48:22]>> Oh, wow.

[00:48:24]You can just see it, huh? It's about to fall off right here.

[00:48:33]>> Melt like butter.

[00:48:36]Melt like butter.

[00:48:38]We Houston, we have a problem. I know why these people come here. The food is good here, guys.

[00:48:44]>> Houston, we have a problem.

[00:48:46]>> Very neat. All right, guys. We're going to enjoy this food and let's get back on the strip.

[00:48:50]>> That's true.

[00:48:51]>> All right, guys. So, I was walking here and uh apparently this happened last night. The people in the community think this was some form of bullet that hit the glass. Uh I don't know what's going on in this area here, but I think this was on the news or something. All right.

[00:49:06]>> I think she mentioned about homelessness.

[00:49:09]>> Oh, there's homelessness.

[00:49:10]>> Yes, a lot of homelessness. And there the services are not actually there's a big gap in the system. Someone needs to say it. Someone There needs to be a face to the voice.

[00:49:20]>> I can't. I just had an eye surgery.

[00:49:22]>> You're perfect right now, actually.

[00:49:24]>> No, no, no. I have to.

[00:49:26]>> Are you homeless?

[00:49:27]>> No, I've got a home, but I'm trying to help my niece to get a home >> and I've been at it for 3 months.

[00:49:34]>> Is there a large homelessness area here?

[00:49:38]>> There's a big gap, you know, help.

[00:49:40]>> So, I met this beautiful woman. She's scared to be on camera, but she's telling me she has a niece and her niece is homeless and there's a homeless problem in this area.

[00:49:50]>> Not only in this area in Melbourne?

[00:49:52]>> Oh, this is in Melbourne. In >> Melbourne? Yeah.

[00:49:55]>> So, the you're hoping that the government can get more involved. I heard they had some systems in place.

[00:50:00]>> No, they said there's no funding.

[00:50:03]>> They give you like a short term 4 days and then you back off the street after 4 days.

[00:50:08]>> Is there any work available? Are there work? Is there any jobs available >> for for the homeless?

[00:50:15]>> Yeah, maybe to >> should they get them off the street first?

[00:50:18]>> Okay. Housing.

[00:50:19]>> Housing first >> and then, you know, help them, support them and then it's a transition.

[00:50:26]>> You can't give somebody a job where they don't have a place to sleep.

[00:50:29]>> Right.

[00:50:30]>> Right.

[00:50:32]>> All right, guys. You heard her. You can't see her, but she I talked to her.

[00:50:36]Okay. All right. I'll put it in the video for you. Okay.

[00:50:39]>> All right, guys. So, let's check out one of these uh flea markets. They they have a lot of them everywhere here. So, we're just going to see about this one right here. All right.

[00:50:49]Place where nice traditional garments are you can buy.

[00:50:55]All right. How you doing, brother? You okay? Nice. All right.

[00:51:00]Okay.

[00:51:02]Really beautiful dresses right here.

[00:51:11]What's up, man? Big money. Big money right there. Yeah, man. Let me get Let me get something. All right.

[00:51:19]>> All right. So, there's a lot of places to send money to family. So, there's a lot of businesses here set up to help people send money to businesses here. I love All right.

[00:51:32]outside. For the most part, it's for traditional cuz I feel like there's a heavy influence of uh uh Muslim faith, people who have Muslim faith here just based off of the the the outfits that you find here. All right. It seems like a really progressive area.

[00:51:50]>> Hey brother, this is Leon Kakima from Jasian, as a lead singer. I the truth is nobody knows that I am the first musician from Congo who met Nelson Mandela in Zambia for the first 1991 I met Nelson Mandela and my music it's Roomba and Sukus everybody knows about Congo music there's there's papa there is a mandu system in that's me Leonakima if you want to see me go in YouTube and click then you find what I've already done there. Amazing.

[00:52:31]>> You still are creating music now as usual.

[00:52:34]>> Right now I've got my latest. It's called okay.

[00:52:38]It's got 15 songs. When you go there you put just boom. Okay. 15 songs for you man.

[00:52:44]>> What did you come up with the name okay for?

[00:52:47]>> Okay. It's when you you going in a tough way.

[00:52:52]>> Okay.

[00:52:52]>> Tough way. Then you just say ah it's okay. If you're having a hard time, >> people asking what's happen.

[00:52:59]It's okay because there's nothing else you can say. It's just okay.

[00:53:04]>> Yeah. That's >> still keep going. That's okay.

[00:53:06]>> Right.

[00:53:07]>> Yeah.

[00:53:08]>> What do you think about the community here?

[00:53:10]>> Uh our community is very cool.

[00:53:12]>> Mhm.

[00:53:13]>> But we still have some troubles with the youngest who are born here. I think there is a big mistake. I think myself as a parents I can condemn the the Australian governments the Australian government they didn't do more you know they took power from the parents you know in Africa the way we grow up you have to listen to your father to listen to your mother or to listen to your uncle whatever >> so you can't give them discipline or something >> yeah no you can't because every time you try say oh yeah yeah yeah they know they how do you call it they know each other they know everything.

[00:53:50]>> Oh, they know Australian law.

[00:53:52]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. They know everything.

[00:53:53]>> And I think what I think what might be the difference between the immigrants who are coming here and the the kids who are born here, >> they don't know their parents struggle from the country that >> you know what I can tell you my myself I never call my mother or my father by his name or whatever. He says they die pass away. No, never. But here can I have $10?

[00:54:17]>> What? Hey, >> what? I can never do that.

[00:54:20]>> Oh, yeah. Sure. They do.

[00:54:21]>> I could never do that.

[00:54:22]>> They do. That's Aussie way.

[00:54:25]>> Yeah.

[00:54:26]>> No, I'm good. I have to call my my mother, my mommy.

[00:54:30]>> Yeah. Even them from we cop it from the even the do just like that.

[00:54:36]>> So, how how can what in your opinion how you think you can reach the youth and make it better? to make it better. It's to let the government know like we've got our our culture. You know, everything everything happening in this world is started from there >> from from Africa. Everything >> right >> we don't just click. We have to get out from that circle. So we in the circle myself that's my plan when I grow up.

[00:55:02]But I want to go politics.

[00:55:04]>> Oh wait a minute. I'm I'm I'm speak I'm thinking Australian going to say well you have your culture. We respect your culture, >> but you should do your culture in your your own country, not here.

[00:55:16]>> I can do that.

[00:55:17]>> Okay, >> I can do that because uh as a musician, you can do that. You know, I travel a lot, >> right?

[00:55:23]>> I can do that. Maybe I can even become one of the first African to say, "Hey, let me get out from here."

[00:55:30]>> Do are you ready to get kick me out?

[00:55:33]Sure. You know, there's a thing u there's a thing in Miami for a lot of immigrants and especially in the Haitian community. If the kids messing up, >> the parents say, "I'm send you back to Haiti."

[00:55:44]>> Oh, yes.

[00:55:45]>> And some of them get sent back to Haiti.

[00:55:47]>> Sometimes it works.

[00:55:48]>> Yeah. So they could so they can understand and appreciate the liberties they have in the country they're born.

[00:55:54]>> And and uh sorry, in my country, Congo, we never get center link. Congo is a is a very tough country. Very rich country.

[00:56:03]But people are poor. Very rich country.

[00:56:05]People are poor. Believe me, where I come from, we've got everything. We do have diamonds. We do have copper, cobalt, uranium, zinc, everything.

[00:56:14]Whatever you can say to uh to to develop the country. We do have everything. But hey man, >> right?

[00:56:22]>> Enough.

[00:56:23]>> Are you happy here?

[00:56:26]So, so I can't say 100%. No, there's something missing.

[00:56:33]Something missing. It's uh tradition.

[00:56:37]>> There's not a lot of How many Congo Congoles?

[00:56:40]>> We not many because we speak French. So many they went to uh France or Belgium.

[00:56:47]Of course, Belgium or Spain or London.

[00:56:50]Here now we can have we do have a lot but not not much. not much like uh other people.

[00:56:57]>> Do you find um friendship in the other uh people from other countries?

[00:57:02]>> Yeah, I do. I do have so many friends.

[00:57:04]>> I do have so many friends in just in music.

[00:57:07]>> Do you have Australian friends? White Australian friends?

[00:57:09]>> Of course. Actually a white Australian they are the people they are the one who make me to be because when I arrive here African it was very rare to find them.

[00:57:20]>> Okay.

[00:57:20]>> So I was living in Koffield. You see, I have to come from Kfield Boom to Foot just to see Africans.

[00:57:26]>> Yeah.

[00:57:27]>> Oh, so they embrace you.

[00:57:28]>> Oh, yeah. Sure.

[00:57:29]>> Okay. All right. Well, I appreciate your testimony, man. We got to find your album. Okay. It's on YouTube.

[00:57:36]>> Okay. Yeah, YouTube. Yeah. Show me it, man. Let me look for it. We going to look for it right now. So, y go check out my brother. I'mma put the his thing on his channel, his uh uh his music in the description. Okay. Okay. And you got to go check it out. Everything going to be all right. Okay.

[00:57:53]>> All right.

[00:57:54]>> And there's a fan here. That's a fan.

[00:57:57]>> Oh, that's my friend.

[00:57:58]>> Yes, your friend.

[00:58:00]>> Big fan.

[00:58:01]>> You love his music. What What about a music you love?

[00:58:05]>> Because I'm a big fan of Franco from Zer and the band he was playing with used to play Franco songs.

[00:58:12]>> Oh, okay.

[00:58:13]>> And I just go back into my youth. You know, >> you're still young. Back into your youth.

[00:58:19]You're as young as you want to be. Yeah.

[00:58:22]Oh my. Look at this. We didn't I'm with the celebrity right here. Do you >> We don't say we don't talk much. Just I think maybe you come.

[00:58:31]>> Oh, this is meant to be the song he showed me is called La Colia. La Colia.

[00:58:36]And it's right here. What's the song called?

[00:58:40]>> La Colombia.

[00:58:40]>> Wow.

[00:58:41]>> Cuz I met all of the girls from Colombia in Zambia. So I just, you know. What did you do with the girl from Colombia? You fell in love >> back home.

[00:58:52]>> Well, she was a good dancer, but I I don't see her anymore. Oh, that's why if you can promote me.

[00:58:58]>> Oh, man. I'm going to promote you. I promote you, man.

[00:59:00]>> Oh, if you And guys, when you go, make sure you leave a comment saying you came from my channel and you're supporting him. You're a new fan. Thank you so much, man.

[00:59:09]>> Thank you.

[00:59:11]>> You know, I think you might be the first Congolese person I met.

[00:59:14]>> Oh, okay. that I've interviewed on my channel, man.

[00:59:17]>> Well, just in music. In music, I think I'm too >> I can't say I I know too much, but I'm okay.

[00:59:25]>> Right. Right. Right. Right.

[00:59:26]>> I'm okay in music.

[00:59:29]>> You know, I can say music.

[00:59:31]>> Respect.

[00:59:33]>> Artist.

[00:59:34]>> If you want to.

[00:59:35]>> That's an artist right there.

[00:59:40]>> Oh, let's do it. Let's do it. Yeah.

[00:59:44]Columbia.

[01:00:07]Thank you.

[01:00:09]I give you for you.

[01:00:10]>> Thank you, man.

[01:00:15]Okay.

[01:00:17]>> Yes.

[01:00:18]>> Our fun number one.

[01:00:20]>> Yes.

[01:00:20]>> Whatever I play, she's there.

[01:00:22]>> Let's see.

[01:00:24]>> Thank you.

[01:00:24]>> Oh, thank you. Oh, she always support.

[01:00:27]>> Yeah, that's upstairs.

[01:00:31]Let me see if there's some stuff upstairs you can check out.

[01:00:36]Okay, there's afro cars. Oh, this is like a youth community center right here. Youth services and support.

[01:00:43]Afrocaus youth and community service.

[01:00:46]Youth service and support.

[01:00:47]Unconventional pathway for entry and sustainable employment services.

[01:00:52]Apparently this is an organization that helps people I guess gear to those from Africa area find work here in the country. Let me see if I can talk to a representative here. All right guys, so we finally got to meet the director here at Africas, Dr. Dham Amid. How are you doing today, sir?

[01:01:15]>> Well, I can't say anything but excellent.

[01:01:18]>> Awesome. Can you tell us a little bit about what you guys do here?

[01:01:23]Well, look, this organization established it to address the challenge facing my community and by training I'm a professor at Melbourne University and Victoria University.

[01:01:37]But I I have been advocating on issues trying to change the system but I found the system is a mountain. I can't change it. So I change it to this to come to the people and help them instead of letting kids fail and feel the the the you know the justice system or whatever system that is doing this treatment to our kids. So I took this initiative. So I've been I've opened this office nearly now about 15 years.

[01:02:13]>> Wow.

[01:02:14]And uh I get I speak about five six languages.

[01:02:19]So most of the people feel at ease. They come here especially English is a foreign language for most of them.

[01:02:28]So to be honest with you, one of the best in life is if you find to express your problem to someone to listen to you and to understand you, it's a m it's not easy. So most of our people have a problem of language communication.

[01:02:48]This here this office is what I call it the one one-stop shop.

[01:02:54]I don't ask people to come for one problem or whatever problem they have. I can I've got links around the state around the country.

[01:03:04]I connect them. If I can't do it I refer them. I most of them are struggling financially, employment wise or whatever. So I try to address that. The other big problem is the justice system.

[01:03:21]Okay. Now as you are from the states, you know what justice system is. It's for the rich. If you are poor, your place is reserved in the prison.

[01:03:33]So how do we break this cycle?

[01:03:38]Because it is it's not because the kids are bad. No, the system is bad.

[01:03:47]So we need an army of us to to break this cycle.

[01:03:55]When people come to this office here, what type of services can you help them with? And >> first employment. We we work with employment. Second with justice support.

[01:04:07]because they don't have they don't know where to start to navigate the legal system. They need lawyers, they need what they need. So we connect and support in that process. Third one is we help kids in the schools. Then also we have family crisis. People come with family issues, family problems, family sort of domestic violence related and what have you.

[01:04:31]Speaking of that, um I I met a young woman um outside and she was telling me that uh Bel has a huge uh homeless issue.

[01:04:43]Well, yes, but it depends how you how you look to that. Yes. You know we becoming well we we copying America in a way here in a way with the best thing of this system is we have welfare supporting but for young people it's not an incentive it kills the ambition.

[01:05:07]It's good for sick people it's good for older for elderly it's good for uh you know for disabled people sick old whatever. Yes, but for young people skill in their ambition here education to a degree is much better. There's access to it. But to reach to that level for boys has been a very hard.

[01:05:32]>> Okay.

[01:05:32]>> So it's not an easy journey to say in a in a simple way we as leaders have to play a better game to change this course.

[01:05:44]our kids are ending like to be honest with you now when you think the majority of prisoners are origins and now the Africans are taking today we are 1 1.5% of the population and we have nearly 15% of the population >> I talked to a gentleman here uh earlier today and he was telling me how he's kind of upset about like first born Australians coming from like a African uh house house background. What What's your thoughts?

[01:06:20]>> Well, look, but to be honest, this is what I'm saying to you. The question is not that they born here or not born here. They born with the wrong skin color. Let let me tell you best example.

[01:06:31]I used to work as a manager at the federal government and I had one Ghanaian with me. He's well qualified.

[01:06:39]He's a CEO and I'm manager and we had a white secretary. Every time we go, they say to the secretary, all of them, hello. And they leave us behind. And she said, "There's the boss." Which one?

[01:06:53]They can't They can't see it.

[01:06:57]>> Especially the Ghanaian was really feeling so bad because he's the CEO.

[01:07:05]They don't want to see him.

[01:07:09]>> Okay. So what I'm saying to you even if you have the qualification even if you have whatever you want but the the the system is not fair on that because it's not that you know they tell you it's bad the culture one of the best examples to give you here the police have been too racist for my communities for my Africans. So I've been fighting for the last 20, 25 years.

[01:07:39]This is not fair.

[01:07:42]Then I had a meeting with the police commissioner and the premier whatever.

[01:07:45]And I said I want to have Africans in police to see them to see their brothers and not the fear and the police also to neutralize their racism.

[01:08:00]That project now brought at least I started it in 2007 we started as a community license and then in 2017 I said our community now is mature we will graduate soon agree so let's have open in the police >> so we recruited now we nearly have about 200 not all of them in the front line but the back and the front line >> so why because this will have to neutralize that racist attitude >> if you know what I mean. So the journey had not been easy because there is like I say to them if someone flies from UK today he can join the police tomorrow.

[01:08:46]But someone like he said before born and bread here cannot fit into that tomorrow. is when someone like you now come into this country.

[01:08:57]You know when you come to a country what happens is any person flying into a country this is the normal distribution or you know or let's put it this way this is the linear stuff when you come this is honeymoon time for some like you came here how long two weeks one week three it's a honeymoon so you're excited you want to see this watch >> with time this becomes everything normal.

[01:09:30]>> Yeah.

[01:09:31]>> Then the excitement falls, >> right?

[01:09:37]>> So some people it takes them 1 months, sometime some people takes them 12 6 months, sometimes people takes them 12 months. But once you reach to this peak point if you don't achieve employment if you don't achieve your depression cost your hope of something fades okay not because you are bad it's the opportunity was not ready for you here in this time of honey then you once you reach here you start to get drunk family violence start with wife or whatever. So all crisis start at this pick point then the line goes this way you know break children go to prison or wife divorce whatever starts here why because this honeymoon time is a time where you can do anything you have so much ambition in you you have so much dream in you but when this dream is finished and I'm going to disco plate you and that means is you're not improving, >> you're failing. So what I'm trying to say is it's this not some well look now I created a security business and I'm employing most of them I I provide them training I give them that there's other stuff with cleaning was whatever was the jobs can be available but once you lose that impetus of hope you know what you know like when you sleep in the morning you can have the best dinner but waking up in the morning is not the dinner that wakes you. It's the hope of the day that wakes you.

[01:11:29]>> If you don't have that hope means what you you stay in the bed and that's where this crisis start you lose hope.

[01:11:40]Okay. So what I'm trying to say is most of them they feel they've got family breakdown they got this the jobs are not there and some of them too you know when this settlement with this uh dehumanization of this system is also people come with the skills like some of them are pilots some of them are engineers some of them are you know they come with no when you come here they put you in and in an English class every knowledge has to be translated into English.

[01:12:18]>> Imagine >> but you know someone uh I'm looking at from a different perspective like I'm thinking my audience would say well I mean that's just Australian society. Why not if it if it doesn't fit what you got going on, go back to where you were from. And >> my friend, I'm sorry to say this. Your country is going and bombing my countries, my societies. They're making us refugee.

[01:12:47]We didn't choose to be what we are.

[01:12:50]This is no option because your country was and others are funding to create governments to fail.

[01:13:01]Okay? They selling their bombs. They're not interested about the people.

[01:13:06]We were better in our homes.

[01:13:09]Okay? But we didn't have a chance to be in our countries.

[01:13:14]I tell you, if the countries become better, everyone will live to war.

[01:13:20]I can't hold you up too long, my brother. Well, we'll be here longer than a Michael Jackson movie. What's up, guys? Thanks for watching this video.

[01:13:28]More on the way from me. Check out my boys page as well. Links in the description. Yeah, more away from us.

[01:13:35]All right, he's shooting all over Australia and so am I. All right, we'll see you in the next video. Okay. Yeah, see you out.