THE AUSTRALIAN
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1 1980s Liberal leader’s ex-wife who later married Robert Sangster and Frank Renouf (5,7) 9 1933-50 world billiards champion, Walter … (7) 10 NW Tassie town, near Burnie (7) 11 Perth band that won five Arias in 2015, … Impala (4) 12 Roy Rene’s StrikeMeLucky character (2,8) 14 Apple developed by the WA Agriculture Dept (4,4) 15 Sydney City Circle railway station (6) 18 2009 Indigenous film, …and Delilah (6) 20 One Nation’s WA senator, ruled ineligible by the Federal Court, Rod … (8) 23 George Young’s Easybeats songwriting partner (5,5) 24 Ex-Qld rugby captain Toutai … (4) 26 ‘Put the … on’, ruin one’s chances (coll) (7) 27 Harry’sPractice vet, … Warren (7) 28 Alice Springs’ annual ‘boat’ race (6-2-4)
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1 1970s Holden panel van (7) 2 Victoria’s … Coast Shire, including Lorne and Torquay (4) 3 Whitewater rafting river west of Grafton (8) 4 Hobart racecourse (6) 5 Outback Qld town on the Warrego (10) 6 Schoolteacher (coll) (7) 7 Aquatic monotreme (8) 8 SBS doco series, TheCutting… (4) 13 Lara Bingle’s Tourism Australia campaign: ‘Where the … … are you?’ (6,4) 16 Town south of Perth with an annual Crabfest (8) 17 River reaching the sea at Ayr and Home Hill (8) 19 Harold Park harness race until 2008, … Mile (7) 21 1978 Jon English miniseries, Against…… (3,4) 22 Craig McLachlan’s character in Neighbours, Henry … (6) 23 Sydney-Melbourne highway (4) 25 Actors Barry and his daughter Miranda (4)