THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 US-born 2005-09 Telstra boss (3,8) 9 Victorian Western Districts dairy town (7) 10 Author and schizophrenia campaigner, Anne … (7) 11 2015 Australian of the Year (5,5) 12 The Great Gatsby star and Sacha Baron Cohen’s wife, … Fisher (4) 14 Eucalypt that grows along inland waterways, … … gum (5,3) 16 Gaming machines (coll) (6) 18 Australia’s first female Defence Minister, … Payne (6) 19 1990 Japan Cup winner and 1991 Racehorse of the Year, Better … … (6,2) 22 Test spinner from 2011, Nathan … (4) 23 Ex-Gold Coast Suns, Broncos and Qld Reds star, … Hunt (10) 26 Walker disqualified in the stadium tunnel at Sydney 2000, Jane … (7) 27 Australia’s far SW point, Cape … (7) 28 Cape York Aboriginal leader (4,7)

Yesterday’s solution

DOWN

1 Truck trailers without front axles (coll) (5) 2 ‘ 60s world boxing champion and I Thank You singer (6,4) 3 World of Sport host and ‘80s anti-immigration campaigner (3,5) 4 Comedienne and Crackerjack star, … Lucy (6) 5 Ex-ABC TV boss, Sandra … (4) 6 Colleen McCullough’s novel An Indecent… (9) 7 Raining on the Plains country singer, Sara … (6) 8 Annual science medal (6) 13 Gold prospectors (10) 15 Steam Punks presenter, Paul … (9) 17 Make many farewells (coll) (2,1,5) 18 Idol singer and Young Talent Team host’s nickname (6) 20 WA word for devon or fritz (6) 21 Wiggles song, ……Jeff (4,2) 24 1978 Melbourne Cup winner, the reverse of a NSW South Coast town (5) 25 Redhead (coll) (4) ACROSS: 1. Wasted 5. Napier 10. Andrew McFarlane 11. Strzelecki 12. Ana’s 14. Vanstone 16. Wooley 18. Moving 19. Chockers 22. Ripe 23. Henry Bolte 26. Geraldine Doogue 27. Island 28. Sheene. DOWN: 2. Adder 3. The Getting 4. Dame Edna 5. Noffke 6. Port 7. Elaine Lee 8. Cab sav 9. Jersey 13. Voice Broke 15. Nova Peris 17. The Reels 18. Mirage 20. Steger 21. Behind 24. Logan 25. Ella.