| GAIR | Originally a member of the ALP, which Australian federal and state politician formed the Queensland |
| TAXES | Federal and state collections |
| REVAMP | Update backing state politician |
| AUSTRALIA | Part of the Alps which surrounds a Latin country |
| AMBLING | Boxer Primo Carnera was nicknamed "The - Alp" (7) |
| APLOMB | Such coolness shown by that mob in the ALP! (6) |
| SENATORS | Treason corrupted leader of state politicians (8) |
| GRASS | Ornamental garden plant - holding one, state politicians squeal (6,5) |
| PAMPAS | Ornamental garden plant - holding one, state politicians squeal (6,5) |
| REVAMPS | Restores retired state politicians (7) |
| ASSASSIN | Originally, a member of a secretive sect in the Middle East, which threatened local caliphates and killed crusaders |
| CEORL | Anglo-Saxon term for what was originally a member of the free peasant elite (5) |
| BRIANENO | Influential musician and producer, originally a member of Roxy Music |
| SENATE | One of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament (6) |
| EMERSON | Born in the Queensland town of Blackbutt, which Australian tennis player won the Wimbledon singles t |
| KEDRON | In which Brisbane suburb is the home of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services? (6) |
| ENYA | Irish singer/songwriter originally a member of Clannad (4) |
| ELIZABETHEVATT | As Chief Judge of the Family Court, who was the first woman to preside in an Australian federal cour |
| MONT | Highest peak in the Alps, which lies between France and Italy (4) |
| BLANC | Highest peak in the Alps, which lies between France and Italy (5) |
