Port Darwin
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Port Darwin".
Sep 10, 2026
Daughter of the Sky The Story of Amelia Earhart-Paul L. Briand, Jr
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414:19Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
Over the Timor Sea, the headwinds were strong, and it was not until three and a half hours later that Amelia sighted the bright emerald sea on the northern coast of Australia.
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414:30Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
They landed at Port Darwin.
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414:33Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
Again, as it had happened before in arriving at a new country, Amelia and Fred had to be fumigated.
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414:40Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
For the last time, they stoically submitted to the spray guns.
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414:45Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
At Port Darwin, they unloaded their parachutes and sent them home.
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414:49Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
Over the Pacific, a parachute would be of no use whatever.
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414:53Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
Gracefully declining all invitations, Amelia and Fred parted for their separate rooms to turn in early for much-needed rest.
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415:27Chuffy GaleazziNARRATOR
Part 3.
'Got it wrong' - Questions raised over sale of property in port precincts
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7:30Michael ShoebridgeGUEST
But if government policy, like our current government's policy, is to not offend Beijing in any way, and as the Prime Minister has told us, it's to grow the two-way trade with China as much as we can, you wouldn't do that, would you? Because after four and a half years in government...
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7:47Michael ShoebridgeGUEST
Starting his first term saying he was going to get Darwin Port back from the Chinese lease owner to into Australian ownership, he has done nothing.
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7:58Michael ShoebridgeGUEST
So that tells you he loves talking security up.
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8:02Michael ShoebridgeGUEST
when there's an election campaign on, but his actual policy is to do nothing that might cause a wrinkle with Beijing.