THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Native-born colonial Australian, “… lad” (8) 5 Radio comedian and BigGig host, Wendy … (6) 10 Australian territory between NZ and Antarctica (9,6) 11 Kookaburra’s 1987 America’s Cup skipper, … Murray (4) 12 Grace in TheSullivans, … Bayly (8) 15 Australian captain who instructed his brother Trevor to bowl underarm against NZ in 1981 (4,8) 18 BoysfromtheBush country singer and 2008 Australian of the Year (3,9) 21 Ex-cricketer and SundayFooty Show host, Simon … (8) 22 Afternoon (coll) (4) 25 Gillian Armstrong’s 1979 film, based on Miles Franklin’s novel, My…… (9,6) 26 Melbourne newspaper first published in 1854 (3,3) 27 Shane Warne’s mother (8)

DOWN

1 The Sports singer, Stephen … (8) 2 2004 AustralianIdol star and Young Divas member, … … Coulter (5-3) 3 South African-born SBS newsreader, Anton … (4) 4 Ex-NSW premier and 2012-13 Foreign Minister, Bob … (4) 6 National newspaper founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1964, The… (10) 7 Aboriginal shelter (3-3) 8 Ex-Sydney Swans, Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Suns coach, … Eade (6) 9 Tasmania’s third largest city (9) 13 1990s Socceroos coach, Les … (10) 14 MyCountry poet, Dorothea … (9) 16 Torque host who died in 2009, Peter … (8) 17 NSW surfing town south of Yamba (8) 19 Burrowing marsupial (6) 20 Fran in StrictlyBallroom, Tara … (6) 23 Qantas’ budget wing, Jet … (4) 24 NSW premier sacked in 1932, Jack … (4)