THE AUSTRALIAN
ACROSS
1 Sydney Olympic site (8,3) 9 Baz Luhrmann film, …+Juliet (5)
10 Steve Vizard’s TonightLive bandmaster, Paul … (9)
11 Gold rush town between Katherine and Darwin (4,5)
12 Four-times Australian ironman champion, Ky … (5)
14 Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman thriller, …Calm (4)
15 Commodore model first made in 2000 (7)
19 Oppressive time before The Wet in the Top End (5-2)
20 Greg Norman’s 1987 Masters playoff victor, Larry … (4)
24 Gough Whitlam’ last deputy PM, Frank … (5)
25 2JJ’s first song, Skyhooks’ You Just Like Me‘CosI’m……… (4,2,3)
26 Geelong Grammar school attended by Prince Charles (9)
28 Central Qld national park, Carnarvon … (5)
29 Judy Davis’ husband and Water Rats star (5,6)
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1 Band who sang the 2000 Olympic national anthem (5,6)
2 Kylie’s 2014 album, Kiss…… (2,4)
3 ‘I’m Excited’ cleaning products salesman (3,3)
4 Electricians (coll) (8)
5 Soprano born in Broken Hill in 1929, June … (8)
6 Optus slogan (3)
7 NSW minister and factional boss until 2011, Joe … (7)
8 Australia’s youngest MP, aged 20 in 2010, … Roy (5)
13 1970 Smiley singer (6,5)
16 ThisRoad country star, James … (8)
17 Behave pretentiously (coll) (4,2,2)
18 Sydney’s MLC Centre and Brisbane’s Riverside Centre architect, Harry … (7)
21 Malcolm Turnbull’s Treasurer, … Morrison (5)
22 Creek where Burke and Wills died in 1861 (6)
23 Acacia scrub (6)
27 Insurance company founded in 1886 (1,1,1)