THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 2001-02 Australian Democrats leader, Natasha … .. (5,7) 9 David Gulpilil’s 2002 film with Gary Sweet, The… (7) 10 Wheat-growing region of western Victoria (7) 11 Naomi Watts’ former partner, … Schreiber (4) 12 1989 and 1995 Australian ironman champion who died in 2017 (4,6) 15 1990-91 Democrats leader, Janet … (6) 16 Qld cricket team (5) 19 NSW Manning river town (5) 20 Mark Philippoussis’ ex-fiancee, … Barbara (6) 23 2001 Oscar-nominated Russell Crowe movie about mathematician John Nash, ……Mind (1,9) 24 Grammy-nominated rapper, … Azalea (4) 26 Eucalypt and an online classifieds site (3,4) 28 Dean Lukin’s SA home town, Port … (7) 29 ABC’s TheCollectors host until 2010 (4,8)

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1 Happy Henderson in MDA and host of Thank God You’ re Here (5,6) 2 Native flowering trees, silky … (4) 3 Hunter Valley winery founded in 1853 (8) 4 Dancing with the Stars host, … Bartholomew (6) 5 The Socceroos’ 2010 World Cup coach (3,7) 6 Tony Abbott’s Treasurer, … Hockey (3) 7 Peter Allen song, I…CallAustralia

Home (5) 8 Act like a show-off (coll) (7) 13 Colleen Smart in HomeandAway, Lyn … (11)

14 SoBeautiful singer-songwriter (4,6) 17 Paul Hogan and Michael Caton movie, …Bedfellows (7) 18 Range north of Brisbane (8) 21 2015 Rugby World Cup centre, Matt … (6) 22 Bush ballad, The…Stockman (5) 25 Hey, Hey, It’ s Saturday puppet, Dickie … (4) 27 LandDownUnder band, formed in 1979, … At Work (3)