...am often irked by Darwin ATC issuing 4 instructions with the takeoff clearance, all delivered at machine-gun speed. The "fast-talking" seems to be a hallmark of military controllers. Apart from that, the place is decades overdue for a discrete VHF frequency for the ATIS; trying to listen to a crackly NDB at night is no fun, with the result that the approach controller gets asked to repeat/clarify several details.
Late at night, ATC is a real risk for jets to arrive.
One officer to do Delivery, SMC, Tower and Approach is bollocks. Late runway changes, often for an NPA with tailwind to facilitate 'departing traffic' (one Kingair).
And FFS, fix the fukcing ATIS and put it on VOLMET and ACARS.
Insert "Williamtown" for "Darwin" and you have the same situation. I'd love to hear some war stories from other operators because every time we go there something goes wrong. It's like a workout for TCAS.