Graduate Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. What was Simpson known for? His __
  2. 6. The current Chief of Air Force (CAF): Air Marshal Mel _
  3. 7. Australia's first Minister for Air and a former RAAF base in Canberra
  4. 8. The name of MINDI's electorate
  5. 13. Australia's highest military honour
  6. 15. The animal affixed atop the Australian-American Memorial
  7. 16. Military time zone for Greenwich Mean Time
  8. 17. HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh held this rank in the Australian Army
Down
  1. 1. The Canadian province featured in the NATO phonetic alphabet
  2. 2. A portmanteau of a square-rigged sailing vessel and a homonym for the following lyrics from The Sound of Music: "doe, __ ____"
  3. 3. MINDEF was minister for this portfolio prior to his current appointment
  4. 4. RAN O5
  5. 9. Complete the following: "Per ardua ad..."
  6. 10. The world's newest warfighting domain
  7. 11. Who am I? I have the following post-nominals: AO DSC MVO (surname only)
  8. 12. RAN bases in Sydney and Perth are located on this identically named island
  9. 14. RAAF base located to the east of this Gippsland town; also where the Minister for Veterans' Affairs was born