THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Livestock thief (slang) (6,6)

9 Neil Finn’s Something So Strong band, … House > i < (7) > i /<

10 Blue Mountains botanic gardens (2,5)

11 Oarsome Foursome member,

… Ginn (4)

12 Returning missiles (10)

14 Kingsford Smith airport (6)

15 MIA town designed by Walter Burley Griffin (8)

18 Australian cycling team’s nickname (8)

20 Jacki Weaver’s film based on the Pettingill family, …Kingdom (6) 23 WA town where > i < Paddy Hannan > i /< found gold in 1893 (10)

24 Country singer born David Kirkpatrick in Kempsey in 1927, … Dusty (4)

26 2007, 2009 and 2013 world surfing champion, Mick … (7)

27 Dean Lukin’s SA home town,

Port … (7)

28 Federal Nationals leader after Tim Fischer (4,8)

DOWN

1 SA brewery (7)

2 Split Enz’s 1982 album,

Time and … (4) > i <

3 River that joins > i /< the Murray near Swan Hill (6)

4 Poet on the $10 note,

… … Gilmore (4,4)

5 Federal government investment body founded in 2006 with budget surpluses (6,4)

6 Kevin Rudd’s Sunshine Coast hinterland home town (7)

7 Simon Reeve’s TV schools quiz,

It’s … (8)

8 Former > i < > i /< inscription on government mail (1,1,1,1)

13 Kylie Minogue’s first hit, in 1987 (10) 16 Mt Gambier-born dancer, Sir

Robert … (8)

17 Michael Caton in The Castle,

Darryl … (8) > i < > i /<

19 Sean Connery’s first wife, The Agony

and the Ecstasy star, Diane … (7) 21 Grass Roots star, Rhys … (7)

22 > i Rose < Hancock’s > i /< fourth husband, …Porteous (6)

23 Ex-Qld and Wallabies number 8, Toutai … (4)

25 Michael Hutchence’s band (1,1,1,1)