Fireworks are Only Legal for 5 Hours Per Year in Australia
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Please get rid of that ringing ding sound every time you make a point
Love your videos - any chance you can make some egg related content? Thanks
how to basic I aspire to have the freedom of destroying everything in a room to relieve anger like you
Step 1 - Fireworks. Step 2 - Eggs Eggs Eggs Eggs Eggs Eggs Eggs
Love your vids! Great to have a fellow educational content creator…
@@JulianOShea agreed
sup bro
One thing worth noting is that Territory Day is not a public holiday. So if it falls on a weekday you have to duck out of work to buy fireworks during the day.
That's a bloody outrage it is!
Any boss who sacks anyone for ducking out of work to buy firework on Territory Day is a bum
Fun fact, the fire danger sign shown there will likely soon be replaced with the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System which is an effort to nationally standardise the signage and reduce its complexity. There are now only 5 ratings starting at no rating followed by moderate, high, extreme and catastrophic.
Yep, I thought he'd mention that during the explanation
@@betula2137 I figured be would tease an upcoming video about it
They've already come into effect (at least here in rural Vic, contrary to Julian's mention)
@@FlashMeterRed yeah the standard is in effect as of September 1st but it will take some time for the physical signage to be replaced, I imagine you'd be seeing these for some time yet, especially in remote and rural areas
Yeah it would be great if you could do a video about the changes Julian as it's not well known enough yet
I remember when we banned them in the ACT. Doesn't mean they are gone though - there's a house around the corner from us that has a pile of rocks with a make shift mailbox on it and a laminated note apologising to the postman for not having an actual mailbox, because neighbourhood kids have blown it up so often they've stopped replacing it.
Yeah - there’s that gap between the law and reality…
@Agent SMITH for more reasons than mail box crime.
I was one of those kids that blew up letterboxes 🤣 Penny Bungers were the best.
Ha ha yeah, same goes in Struggletown. Every now and then there's one or two all the way up to a two minute blitz of mortar fire sounding shit.
@@piisfun Imagine sending federal agents after kids with crackers. Don't they have anything better to do ... like figure out if the former Pres stole nuclear documents? Not that we can talk in Australia given our federal agents raided the media.
Me wondering why I'm hearing random fireworks in the middle of the night outside of the five hours they're legal in Australia.
Yeah - those ones aren’t legal…
Fireworks companies sell them illegally. Guy I bought them from gave me a cover story if I get caught with them "guy selling from a ute with ACT registration" , It certainly wasn't him
@@IDKOKIDK that's kinda sus
@@IDKOKIDK wow just lag him in
Last New Year's Eve, Melbourne cancelled the official fireworks show due to the pandemic. A bunch of us were in a park in Brunswick watching the city from the hill, everyone was counting down and then there was an awkward silence after "Happy New Year"... until we saw about 6 illegal fireworks shows including one guy at the corner of the park on the basketball half court lighting off quite an impressive illegal firework show! That was more fun than going to the city for the official ones!
This is gold. Man on a basketball court > Melbourne City Council
The tradition is to greet and hug people and sing Auld Lang Syne. Then you go on singing, dancing and celebrating. I miss the human contact that used to be part of News Yers Eve before authorities started putting on fireworks’ displays.
It's lucky those honest folk buying giant crates of fireworks are definitely going to use all of them within the 5 hour window & certainly nobody would be nefarious enough to attempt selling them on the black market in other parts of Australia.
Yes. Because the law.
Not me literally sitting here watching this video thinking "hmm.. I could make a fair bit of money this time next year"
Totally not even related to the video at all.. Just a random thought... >.>
Lol, depending on how dedicated the group is, you can go through fireworks pretty fast.
I visited friends in India during their new year’s celebration years ago.
They had about 10 cubic metres of fireworks boxes for the night, for a fairly small family party. Some of them were pretty big, but there were still hundreds, for a group of around 20 people. All were used up during the night between about 10pm and 3am. It’s wild, strongly recommend it as a time to visit, there are fireworks going off all over the place, in the streets, for days straight. Was a bit of a shock for us few from Melbourne though, we each set off a couple, before deciding we liked our thumbs and eyebrows and just settled back to watch. 😂
I mean theres barely any border patrol stopping them from being taken down to NSW and VIC. My Uncle makes bank from this.
@@boge2113 haha yeah the problem is, if you get caught get ready for explosive charges. Every year the QLD, WA and SA police know about this event and bust people taking them out of state. But yeah there are people that drive to Darwin to buy up big on the day then sell at 2 to 3 times the price in Brisbane, Sydney, VIC etc.
We need more editors like those at the NT in other states. I want the Sydney Morning Herald to report on the finest, important matters from the strangest parts of regional NSW!
Agreed.
Forbes NSW here we come
Always loved Territory Day growing up, all our mates would buy fireworks and then get together to have a massive display at home after attending the official display at the show grounds in Katherine, in 2018 we had easily 3 grand worth of fire works to set off. Always good fun
That’s a massive haul. Jeez.
As a person born in 1970, one of the great memories of my childhood was going out to the backyard in the dark of Cracker Night and seeing my dad responsibly place them away from anything important, light it, and then run like hell away and watch it explode. So exciting. Definitely a loss.
2:30 the fire danger rating got changed all around Australia just recently there are only four levels now
I think I saw that - cheers for the update.
Still a really stupid system in which is completed undermined by no real "low"
You found an old sign @JulianOShea The Australian Fire Danger Rating System was implemented across all states in November 2022, bring everyone inline. (One thing the states have managed to agree on 🤣)
I was a kid in the 1970's, we had penny bungers, throw downs and of cause the big daddy's. My favorite was to put a big daddy at one end of my bike handle bars and a marble in the other end. The only time it really worked was when the marble went through the kitchen window and my mum went ape shit.
I'm an ex-pat Territorian and as a kid growing up in Darwin absolutely loved firecracker night, even though visibility on the roads was limited to just a few meters due to the thick pall of smoke that hung in the air, the small spot fires throughout the city because it was the driest month of the year (middle of the Dry Season!), lost dogs that fled in terror, and even one year in which over 200 people were admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital for burns related injuries! Firecracker night rocked!
My favourite fireworks were the ones that had the little parachutes in them; it was a competition amongst me and my friends to see who could retrieve the most parachutes.
As a Pacific Northwest North America resident, man I WISH WE HAD THOSE LAWS. Wildfires are getting worse and worse every year. Plus, after July 4th, jerks just light them off for freaking months. I hate them outside of planned events.
(Hooray for the PNW!) Not to mention the sheer waste of money in explosions and damaged property 🙄
If Julian really is the "Australian Tom Scott", then we just have to wait a little bit for the fan-compilation videos, which will feature the greatest hits of Julian O'Shea's up to that point.
And they'll inevitably feature him saying these NT News headlines every now-and-then for good measure
“Bunghole”
@@JulianOShea"So, what _really_ did we learn today? Well, I think it could be an insightful lesson for everyone to be mindful not to--"
"--stick a clacker up your clapper..."
"--But that's not actually the full story. You see, it's all about the--"
"--Bunghole--"
"--Which is why the City of Melbourne absolutely _depends_ on this system..."
Guy Fawkes was celebrated in Victoria, up until the ban. I have fond memories of bonfire night
Your videos are real informative! I love it! Now I've got some extra trivia to tuck away! Thank you! 🌟
Great video, Julian!
Side note: I found out recently that the fire warning signs were all brought into line and updated across Australia this month or something.
Worth noting Territory day and the Alice Springs Show day are purely coincidental that it fell on the same weekend when you were here! Hence the large carnival events
I dated a girl who was on the front page of NT news..
She taught in Africa for a few years and was attacked by a croc, then moved to Darwin and drank in the same bar as a reporter from NT news..
A week later the front page headline "local women attacked by croc" and a photo of her dazed drunken self with a bleeding scalp, in small print (3 years ago in Africa)
I love getting really invested into random topics I previously knew nothing about.
You never disappoint when it comes to topics. Such a great channel.
I'm old enough to remember celebrating Guy Fawkes night here in Australia. Huge bonfires in the middle of the street and fireworks everywhere. I used to have a lot of fun with penny bangers, catherine wheels, roman candles etc. Being a typical teenager with my friends we were throwing crackers over a womans back fence when unexpectedly she came out to confront us. I had a cracker ready to throw and of course it went off in my hand. The woman stating she hoped it hurt, me of course saying no I didn't. Which was a huge lie, it hurt like hell but I didn't want to show weakness. Miss those days. Australia is over policed where one can't take a risk. I've travelled to Asia where fireworks are everywhere, especially China, the UK and USA were they're not banned and Europe where they are restricted in some nations
Thanks for the video. I didn't know they were banned in the ACT. My son drove up from Melbourne to there in the late 90s and they filled the car boot with them.
mate, love ya vids. Always learn something new about home
Cheers, mate!
Really enjoy your content man, keep it up.
Just wanted to mention that Australia actually has 10 territories, not 2. I don't know much about it, but i remember learning about it and being shocked. You should do a video on it and maybe can break down the flag a bit at the same time
Indeed - should have been cleared. I actually made a short video about the unknown territory (JBT)
@@JulianOShea I'll have to do some youtubing and drop a comment on that one haha
@@JulianOShea Gonna be interesting to see how you're gonna get to Heard Island and McDonald Islands to make a video!
Also a lesser-known territory: the unknown
@@JulianOShea As a former Canberran, I know which territory you're referring to 😉
Great video. Well done mate. Respextx
Cheers, Jordy
Thanks for another great video and explaining the laws on firework in the Northern Territory.
Thanks, Jason!
I live in Melbourne. I remember as a kid in the 70s that we used to let off fireworks on Guy Fawkes night. My Mum was very worried about our safety when Dad was about to set them off. She would shield us with a rubbish bin lid (one of the old metal ones). We holidayed in Hawaii a few years ago and happened to be there for the 4th of July. I was very tempted by a big box of fireworks in a supermarket that was selling for about $60. But my kids talked me out of it. On the night, there was an official fireworks display, but dozens of people were randomly setting off fireworks as well. This included kids barely old enough to run who would light them and hold them in their hand and only throw them at the last second. I was amazed that their parents let them run around doing that. I was cringing a bit, just hoping that no little kid would blow their hand off. Thankfully, it never happened.
It's certainly remarkable how unaware -some- _most_ people are of the dangers. Some guy got himself killed in a home-made fireworks accident here in Hawaii a few months ago.
@@DanielBerke I would love to go back to Hawaii some time. I have been twice. I love the laid back vibe, the people, the food and the sights.
@@michaelfink64 I can understand. I actually spent four years in Melbourne getting my PhD, until I moved back to Hawaii last year. :)
@@DanielBerke Cool! I remember the first time I went to Pearl Harbor, we had a WWII veteran taking us around and he mentioned that he had been stationed in Australia once and said that he was amazed that there was a place called Port Phillip Bay that was so big that Oahu would fit in it.
My favourite was 'Why I've got a Packer up my clacker!' when James Packer & David Gyngell had a millionaire's fist fight very much in public!
It doesn't stop Jerry up the road from lighting fireworks every Tuesday
Fantastic video. I thought it was banned over the country. Very informative. Keep up the good work.
You’re a good bloke Julian. Very enjoyable video.
Thanks for this great educational content
We have more than two territories. I would love to see you make videos on the other ones because they are all interesting!
Juilan: "Don't put a cracker up your clacker"
Me:"Don't tell me how to live my life!"
You do you.
There was a huge fire work show just down the road from me I had a full on free fire work show
Meanwhile, here in Japan, we can buy fireworks at the supermarket! They're kept near the booze, that we can also buy at the supermarket! They're only available for a month or so though.
I remember Guy Fawkes night in Victoria when I was a child (60s-70s). So much fun.
Love your videos. Minor Correction for when the NT was transferred from SA control to Federal control: 1911 (10 years after federation). See NT Surrender Act 1907 (SA) and NT Acceptance Act 1910 (Cth).
Big mistake by SA. Never give real estate away.
WA also had a large north but sensibly kept it.
Did I hear you say there's just two territories? 🤣
• NT ✅
• ACT (including Jarvis Bay Territory, or "JBT") ✅
• Ashmore & Cartier Islands ❌
• Christmas Island ❌
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands ❌
• Coral Sea Islands ❌
• Heard & McDonald Islands ❌
• Norfolk Island ❌
• Australian Antarctic Territory ❌
Whilst some of these are administered remotely, some have their own, local administration (e.g. Norfolk Island)
Anyway, thanks for all the wonderful & interesting content
P.S. You enjoyed this one far too much 😂
Lived in the Territory for 4 years. Cracker night was always a big highlight!
And mostly safe - I only set the tray of my ute on fire once...
NT News has had some classic headlines, but for mine The Press in Christchurch had a worthy contender to the crown around 2009 with "Lewd Nude Avoids Prison Interlude"
Which is still 4.5 hours more fireworks than anyone actually needs in a year
I was in the NT during when it was legal, my family found out and thought, why not, and got a couple. Used them all up of course in the legal timeframe but was alot of fun.
Bloody nanny state - I just want a rocket in my pocket!
Your application for the NT News has been accepted.
In the Victorian regional country town that I live it is said that the occasional fireworks we hear are to notify that the latest shipment of illegal drugs has arrived! Not sure how true this is, but I definitely hear the fireworks.
As a child I lived in Melbourne and we always enjoyed Guy Fawkes night with a bonfire and fireworks. It was said that was the busiest night of the year as the Royal Children’s Hospital. Thanks Julian for another very interesting video.
It's certainly one of the busiest nights at Darwin hospital. I loved bonfire night as a kid but I can see why they've canned it.
As someone who was born and lived in Alice, we all know that the crackers are out the the cupboard until next year, you'll hear a couple randomly let off throughout the year, usually in the middle of the day. Crazy that I started watching the channel because of my move to Melbourne and now is gone full circle and you've gone to Alice! I feel like the Henley on Todd would make for a great video, who doesn't love a boat race ina dry riverbed! 😂
In a way it's similar here in the Netherlands. But then it's from 17:00 on the 31th of December until 02:00 on the 1st of January.
You are legally allowed to buy consumer grated fireworks it up to three days up in advance. Before or after it also becomes illegal.
Huh. I thought it was more common over there. Good to know.
@@JulianOShea the thing is. It's very easy to buy fireworks in Belgium (there it's legal all year round) and bring that back across the border.
I’m going to guess you weren’t expecting Australia to adopt a nationwide fire rating system between when you made this video and now.
I … was not.
Territory day is great fun. Just need to be safe.
The future of fireworks is replacement with drone swarms with lights, lasers, smoke makers, spark makers, streamers, confetti cannons, gas canisters, and/or projectors on them, and they also drop lollies.
Awesome video again
Thanks, Rowan!
A gem as usual.
You could do a story about how the ACT for many years had 3 major industries:
Selling firecrackers, pornography, and alcohol by mail order, until fireworks became illegal and the other two became common everywhere else.
I worked for a few years in an advertising company in Fyshwick, the hub of the local porn industry, and the neighbouring Porn Shop's receptionist was apparently also one their popular stars.
haha Fyshwick there's nothing left. Most of the XXX stores are long gone as are the fireworks. Nannied out of existence unfortunately. I remember driving down to ACT in 2009 the final year. Fyshy was selling em but you needed an ACT driver licence unfortunately as people would smuggle them across the border back into NSW lol.
I love how the date wasn't changed because Guy Fawkes was trying to carry out an assassination attempt; no, it was changed because the date was mainly tied to England
you are in my home town!!!
We went up from Sydney this year to Darwin for Cracker night. It really is so much fun and it's so layed back up there. It's a real shame that because of a few idiots, most Australians can't be trusted with fireworks. I love that the NT hasn't (yet) got full nanny state and taken away these freedoms like the rest of the country. NT has a different attitude to the rest of the country. If you have an accident with the crackers the people up there aren't going to sue the world like in the southern states. They are still legal in NZ and basically every other developed nation. Cracker night in Darwin really bought back memories for my dad who used to buy them as a child before they were banned in NSW.
And that is right in the middle of the DRY season!
Mate. That, was GREAT!
😆
Thanks, mate! :)
2:26 the fire danger warning system has just been updated about a week ago so that one isn't correct anymore
*sigh*. Yep.
Instead of youtuber boxing, we need an Australian man vs Florida man
A fair fight.
@@JulianOShea true
I have so many memories of cracker night and going to buy tom thumbs and penny bungers (?) in the sixties and early seventies.and having a bonfire. One of those memories is a neighbour who lost part of his hand and two that lost eyes using crackers.
Your videos are the best! Slight error in this one though - Australia has more than 2 Territories 🤗
Bruh that guy with a trolley load of fireworks drove straight to Sydney 😂
Julian ... your fireworks VS the Sydney Harbour Bridge New Years Eve Fireworks .... hard to tell them apart really :)
😂
When my cousin visited from overseas in 2007 she thought we were batshit crazy on cracker night. She had a terrific time though despite her incredulity. It was probably a crazy step too far taking her to a zombie awareness day celebration and best zombie competition at a local club but...
Is that Johnny Harris at 4:46?
It's a crazy experience buying fireworks from just any old shop like a newsagent
This is why my dog wants to move to Australia.
Your dog is welcome!
I grew up near Canberra in the 90s and fireworks were readily available by popping across the border into the ACT. I have fond memories of fireworks in the backyard. It’s a shame a few irresponsible tossers have ruined the fun.
I love the ball tampering scandal headline, bless NT News for that.
They’re good
2 Australian Territories (NT & ACT) …… the Jervis Bay Territory asks, what about me?
You've been stitched up by the new fire rating system just coming out, good video nonetheless
Yup. Already old news…
UP my clacker, now IN 🤣
Ah, Australia. The land where anything fun is immediately banned. The last straw in my opinion was the Victorian ban on mooning, I guess Dan didn't like being reminded of his face in the mirror.
I was in Katherine on NT day, I would describe it like being in Beirut
i was able to get fire works in Adelaide until roughly 1996 from a store
Here I was thinking there was a Jullian O’Shea doppelgänger in blue flanno in Alice Springs airport rather than the more logical option of you visiting 😂
I'm a 36 year old qldr and AI didn't even know this was a thing. Deffs heading there for a camping trip
looking forward to all the readers' alternate headline suggestions....
I think they've standardised the fire warning scale nationally recently
Yup. Things always changing.
Shouldn't have been sneakily watching this while on a video call.. LOST it at "bunger in my bunghole" on camera
This is so good. Love it.
I cant believe I missed this vid
About halfway through your video I just couldn't get over the fact that there is actually 10 territories of Australia not 2. Blew my mind when I found this out. The story of Jarvis bay actually just seems like a hack.
@1:44 Hey Julian, Jervis Bay Territory would like to have a word - if you meant internal territories.
As would: Christmas Island, Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Coral Sea Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, if you include external territories.
Yup. I even made a video about JBT. oops.
Except 99% percent of the planet doesn't recognise Australia's claim of the AAT
There is a third Australia territory it's the javas bay territory btw
Officially it is a 5 hour window but unofficially the festivities can last up to 3 months and beyond. It is not uncommon to hear/see a random firework at any time of the year.
Geez Julian, why are you wearing a jacket in the NT at the moment? As a Melbournian who’s brother lives in Darwin, I’m sweating my arse off 24/7 when I go up there - even in August.
It's weird that fireworks being illegal isn't a standard thing and that you need to specify that they are considered explosives because if they were considered explosives elsewhere then they would be illegal
Back home there were a few houses that would randomly light some fireworks at any time of night and they may only light one or a few very quickly so nobody got footage to prove they lit fireworks and the police didn't get involved. There currently still is someone selling fireworks in a carpark down the road supplying everyone with their annoying as fuck colourful lights that people think is more important than it is to not piss off people and wildlife.
I think in this one video I have heard things my ears will never recover from lol I am sure your the only video on TH-cam that has used the saying dont put a cracker up your clacker lol....
Remember, Australia is a nation of convicts, but also a nation of their jailers.
i didnt realise they banned them in canberra, I used to love going there to see my cousins and let off some fireworks on queens birthday
Holy crap, as a kiwi I never knew NT wasn't a state!? 🤯
The clue is in the name 😉
Good
I remember my dad coming home with crackers in the early 90s in NSW.
Aw, no fireworks in the ACT anymore? When I was a kid my mate's dad used to always bring some back from Canberra.
Yup - those days are over.
5:27 wouldn’t it be better for epileptic people to have/get a warning for flashing lights or are the frequency of the flashes slow enough to not to be a worry? also i’m definitely not trying to tell u how to do ur videos if that was how u took it sorry also great videos
Oy bro, tell me next time you're in the NT :::)
We ball
Next time!
The fire danger rating sign needs changing. It's absurd that normal everyday circumstances should warrant a rating of "high". Why should anyone listen to the fire department if they're always crying "wolf"?