THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Rabbit-killing virus introduced in 1950 (11) 9 1965-75 NSW premier, Sir Robert … (5) 10 1997 Kerrigan family movie (3,6) 11 Carpentaria Aboriginal community near Normanton (9) 12 Colin Friels police drama, …Rats (5) 14 Anti-skin cancer slogan: ‘…, slop, slap’ (4) 15 Crowded House singer (4,4) 18 Late Yothu Yindi singer, … Yunupingu (8) 19 Les Gock’s ‘70s Bony Moronie band (4) 23 The Aztecs guitarist, Lobby … (5) 24 Adelaide beer brand (9) 25 The Bulletin editor and portrait prize founder, Jules … (9) 27 Mornington Peninsula suburb, Mt … (5) 28 Kevin Rudd’s wife (7,4)

DOWN

1 NSW and Test fast bowler and Who Dares Wins host (4,7) 2 East Timorese leader married to Australian Kirsty Sword, … Gusmao (6) 3 Brisbane-based bank, Suncorp … (6) 4 Kate Langbroek and Rob Sitch comedy talk show (3,5) 5 Suburb north of Wollongong where Hargrave tested box kites, … Park (8) 6 Without a doubt, ‘dead …’ (coll) (3) 7 1998, 1996 and 2000 Olympic hockey champion, Rechelle … (6) 8 1988-95 NT Chief Minister, Marshall … (6) 13 Daintree’s Cape …, named by Captain Cook (11) 16 SBS current affairs program (8) 17 Very angry, ‘Mad as a … ..’ (coll) (3,5) 18 Late Hungarian-born SMH cartoonist, George … (6) 20 Jewish NSL soccer club until 1986, Sydney … (6) 21 Adelaide’s main shopping street, … Mall (6) 22 Storm Boy author, Colin … (6) 26 Cartoon created by Pat Sullivan, Felix the … (3)

Yesterday’s solution

ACROSS: 1. James Hardie 9. Moresby 10. Ben Hall 11. Reid 12. John Button 14. Of Bourke 15. Pricks 18. Goyder 19. Sea wasps 22. Banksia Men 24. Torn 26. Olyroos 27. Chicago 28. Ernie Sigley. DOWN: 1. Jervis Bay 2. Moss 3. Skyhooks 4. Albany 5. Don Burrows 6. Ewart 7. Amaroo 8. Glynis 13. Queenstown 16. Cassowary 17. Rebecchi 18. Gibson 20. Santos 21. Massie 23. Noyce 25. Hill.