THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Bryce Courtenay’s best-selling novel (3,5,2,3) 10 Gold Coast beach, south of Broadbeach (7) 11 Journalist’s annual … Awards (7) 12 2018 Commonwealth Games city (4,5) 13 Sand dunes in NSW’s Mungo National Park, the Walls of … (5) 15 Gold mine near Kambalda, St … (4) 16 Rat kangaroo (7) 20 Game show, Minute……… (2,3,2) 21 View of the Three Sisters at Katoomba, … Point (4) 25 Phone company owned by Singapore Telecom (5) 26 Fictitious marsupials (4,5) 27 Democrats leader who negotiated the GST with the Howard government (3,4) 29 Jesse Spencer US series, …Fire (7) 30 SadietheCleaningLady singer (6,7)

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2 Naval Communication Station near Exmouth (6,1,4) 3 Priscilla and JackIrish star, Guy … (6) 4 Swimming coach of Leisel Jones and Jessicah Schipper, Stephan … (6)

5 Getaway host from 1996, Catriona … (8) 6 Jeff Kennett’s wife (8) 7 Rugby league competition from 1998 (1,1,1) 8 Roy & HG’s 2010 Winter Olympic site, … Holes (7) 9 CelebrityBigBrother winner, … Lewis (5) 14 ABC radio’s AustraliaAllOver host (3,8) 17 Peter Berner’s quiz show,

The…Factor (8) 18 McPherson Ranges peak on the Qld-NSW border (8) 19 Ex-Qld Labor Senator who died in 2003, Mal … (7) 22 Murray town opposite Echuca (5) 23 Monastery north of Perth, New … (6) 24 Ex- 7.30Report host, Kerry … (6) 28 Ex-NSW government insurer, now part of Suncorp-Metway (1,1,1)