THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Traditional start of the Outback (3,5,5)

10 Qld town and Gulflander railway terminus (9)

11 Merv Hughes’ birthplace, raided by Ned Kelly in 1878 (5)

View of the Three Sisters at Katoomba, … Point (4)

Bryce Courtenay’s first novel, set in South Africa, The … … … (5,2,3)

15 Rove McManus’ late wife, Belinda … (6)

16 Flowers thrown by Dame Edna (8)

19 Country music capital (8)

21 Woolloomooloo Bay landmark, … Wharf (6)

24 Jocelyn Moorhouse’s movie with Kate Winslet and Judy Davis, The … (10)

Industrial relations tribunal, … Work Commission (4)

NSW premier Jack Lang’s nickname,

The Big … (5)

28 Helen Reddy’s 1973 hit (5,4)

29 Commonwealth Games’ nickname (8,5) 12 13 25 27

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2 Wimmera’s largest town (7)

3 Ex-Test wicketkeeper, … Haddin (4)

4 Perth-based supermarket chain (6)

5 Only man to win an AFL premiership and All-Ireland football final, Tadhg … (8)

Reliable information (slang) (3,4,3)

Italian NSL club, … Fairfield (7)

Colleen McCullough’s book, An …

Obsession (8)

9 Magda Szubanski’s “sheep-pig” movie (4)

14 Lighthouse at Port Phillip Bay’s entrance (2,8)

17 Women’s Weekly founder, … … Packer (3,5)

18 The Saints’ 1976 punk hit, I’m … (8)

20 Botanist who promoted Burke and Wills’

expedition, Sir Ferdinand von … (7)

22 Aunty Jack star, … Bond (7)

23 Bait scattered in water (slang) (6)

24 Outrageous ‘70s Kush singer, Jeff … (4)

26 Black Hawk Down and Hulk star, Eric … (4) 6 7 8