THE AUSTRALIAN
ACROSS
1 Doctrine that Australia was unoccupied before British settlement (5,7) 9 ‘Australia’s national dish’ (4,3) 10 Adam Elliot’s 2004 Oscar-winning animation, Harvey… (7) 11 Sea northwest of Darwin (5) 13 Ex- MeetthePress host, Paul … (9) 14 Olivia Newton-John’s ex-husband, Matt … (8) 15 The Easybeats’ 1966 hit, FridayOn My… (4) 18 Super Dry brewer (4) 19 1984 Milperra Massacre bikie gang (8) 23 Peak near Murwillumbah named by Captain Cook (2,7) 24 Chef Iain Hewitson’s cooking show, …Kitchen (5) 25 Town near Newcastle, at Lake Macquarie’s entrance (7) 26 Nickname of the 1992-96 Olympic rowing champions, The … Foursome (7) 28 David Koch’s 2002-2013 Sunrise co-host (7,5)
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1 NSW Great Lakes town, … Gardens (3) 2 Harry Seidler’s 53-storey Brisbane River tower, … Plaza (8) 3 Late playwright and tautology expert (4,4) 4 Kamahl’s catchphrase, ‘Why are people so …?’ (6) 5 Duncan Armstrong’s swimming coach, … Lawrence (6) 6 ABC comedy, ……Bogan (5,6) 7 Australia’s largest soft drinks maker, Coca-Cola … (6) 8 NSW town near Dungog (6) 12 Test wicketkeeper after Brad Haddin (7,4) 16 Aboriginal author of Don’tTake YourLovetoTown, Ruby … (8) 17 Mental As Anything guitarist Reg Mombassa’s real name, Chris … (8) 18 Andy Lee’s comic partner, … Blake (6) 20 NSW ALP headquarters, … Street (6) 21 MasterChef and MyKitchenRules cook, Guy … (6) 22 Gold Coast NRL club (6) 27 Imperial honour (1,1,1)