2025 Awards puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. I'm an Aussie bird with a laugh so loud, you'll hear me chuckle above the crowd.
  2. 8. I'm a bushranger, bold and brave, my iron armour was my grave.
  3. 9. They wore the chains, they built the land, sent from Britain's harsh command.
  4. 10. I am the spirit of the land, First People's stories told firsthand.
  5. 13. Vincent Lingiari led the walk off still, for equal pay at ____ ___.
  6. 14. In Canberra I sit, make laws in my hall, where leaders meet to serve us all.
  7. 15. In 1788, ships came to shore, with Captain Phillips and many more.
  8. 16. On Anzac Day we pause and pray, to honour those who gave up their days.
Down
  1. 1. From Adelaide to Darwin I stretch and run, a track for a very famous train.
  2. 2. This metal brought me shining fame, Bendigo and Ballarat - remember my name.
  3. 3. I'm soil so red and vast with rock and sky, Uluru is where my heart does lie.
  4. 5. When jobs were few and hopes ran dry, hard years beneath a hungry sky - the _____.
  5. 6. My face is on the five dollar note, a Queen who ruled with royal will.
  6. 7. I'm curved and fly back to you, an ancient tool that old but true.
  7. 11. In 1967, voices strong, said counting all was right not wrong.
  8. 12. My sails are white, I stand by the sea, a symbol of Sydney - what could I be?