Shocked passengers watched in horror as a brutal fight broke out between two women rolling on the floor of a city bus in the crime-struck Northern Territory.
The pair were filmed lashing out at each other with wild punches and pulling each other's hair before bystanders tried to intervene, shouting: 'Break it up!'
The two women - wearing t-shirts and long skirts - were pulled apart long enough to be kicked off the Darwin bus by a handful of passengers.
But they immediately resumed their fight on the nature strip by the side of the road, kicking and scratching each other on the ground as they grabbed handfuls of hair.
'NT Police condemn any form of anti-social behaviour, particularly alcohol related violence, within our community,' a police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia.
The brawl broke out as Darwin introduces security guards on public transport in a bid to combat similar outbreaks and the NT reels from its current crime wave.
Footage of one guard wearing dark glasses and a balaclava-like mask was revealed by local Darwin Facebook page The Mango Inquirer, which also published footage of the bus brawl.
The video of the guard, in a hi-viz vest emblazoned with 'Security' patches, drew comments about his appearance.
'With the number of incidents on Darwin buses these days, it's great to see security protecting their health and identities, through a black-ops approach,' the post was captioned.
'And who could blame them?'
The security guards were brought in as part of a three month trial in a bid to crack down on public transport crime and to protect bus drivers from assault and anti-social behaviour.
NT Government hired 14 guards to make high profile patrols on key bus routes after a series of attack which saw two people hospitalised when they tried to stop an assault.
'Having dedicated security officers riding the network is a first for the Northern Territory and the trial aims to improve behaviour on and confidence in the bus network,' said Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler.
'The security officers have the powers to demand a person to supply their name, date of birth and address.
'They can also give direction and require someone to get off a bus.'
The crackdown in Darwin comes as Alice Springs is branded a war zone by locals demanding action after a lawless spree of violent attacks and thefts since alcohol bans were lifted.
Daily Mail Australia revealed footage on Tuesday of teenagers attacking another teen with an axe, while other youths laid siege to a city pub earlier in the week.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has come under fire for attending the Australian Open tennis final instead of tackling the problem after a fly in, fly out visit last week.
Mayor Matt Paterson said the problem are so severe that residents are now afraid to sleep in fear of intruders breaking into their homes in the middle of the night.
Mr Albanese's brief visit to the town saw him announce $48.8million in funding towards programs to address the crime issue over the next two years.
Alcohol restrictions were also implemented but Mr Paterson said booze was just one of the many problems Alice Springs was facing.
'There is so much anti-social behaviour and domestic violence going on in our community that it really needs to be on a national stage,' he told The Today Show on Wednesday.
Mayor Paterson said as many as 80 children could be roaming around the streets on any night.
'That's the reality because for these kids it's safer for them to be on the streets than at home,' he said.
'So we need to start having conversations around why these kids are there and where do we take them because the longer we leave these kids on the street, the longer we're setting them up for failure.'
