Guy from QLD, NSW, or VIC (9)

I believe the answer is:

easterner

(Other definitions for easterner that I've seen before include "Oriental person" , "New Englander, for instance" , "Asian" , "Opposite of westerner" , "resident of New Jersey?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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