THE AUSTRALIAN

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ACROSS

1 NSW South Coast town, a weekend holiday destination for Canberrans (8,3) 9 First Australian-born Anglican primate, Sir Marcus … (5) 10 Melbourne’s … University of Technology (9) 11 Brendan Jones in A Country Practice, Shane … (10) 12 Alex Dimitriades’ 1998 film, … On (4) 14 Abusing the batsman at the wicket (coll) (8) 15 Buzzing insect (coll) (6) 17 Meggie Cleary in The Thorn Birds and Bryan Brown’s wife, … Ward (6) 19 Defeated 1992 Qld referendum, … Saving (8) 22 Female breast (coll) (4) 23 D-Generation star and Mick Molloy’s comedy partner (4,6) 26 Reef where Captain Cook ran aground in 1770 (9) 27 Mark Trevorrow’s alter ego, Bob … (5) 28 Rabbitohs NRL club (5,6)

DOWN

1 Qld Premier before Anna Bligh, Peter … (7) 2 Band that sang Way Out West in 1973 (3,7) 3 Subject of Julia Gillard’s October, 2012 speech (8) 4 Annual Aboriginal day of commemoration (6) 5 Magda Szubanski’s ‘sheep-pig’ movie (4) 6 Beach suburb north of Cairns, … Knob (7) 7 The average man, ‘Joe ….’ (4) 8 Sure thing (coll) (4,4) 13 Good Charlotte singer and The Voice judge (4,6) 14 Hunters & Collectors song, Talking toa … (8) 16 Gillard minister and Kim Beazley’s successor as MP for Brand (4,4) 18 Anthony LaPaglia’s ex-wife who was Fran in Strictly-Ballroom, Gia … (7) 20 Brisbane river bridge at Eagle Farm (7) 21 Thorny devil (6) 24 Cape York Aboriginal leader, … Pearson (4) 25 Ex-Wallabies forward, Wycliff … (4)

Yesterday’s solution

ACROSS: 1. Steve Holland 10. Luke Nolen 11. A Year 12. Trap 13. Esme Watson 15. Rough end 16. Scarfe 19. Matong 20. Love Is In 23. Strawberry 25. Chat 27. Asher 28. Sundowner 29. In every cheek. DOWN: 2. Take a punt 3. Vine 4. Hillsong 5. Lanney 6. Avalanches 7. Deeks 8. Slater 9. Bronte 14. Shane Warne 17. Russ Hinze 18. Courtney 19. Muscat 21. Nature 22. Jessie 24. Rahni 26. Tosh.