What Is Going On?

Is it possible the Australian has sacked all their copy editors - or were they just given a holiday this weekend? All these errors appeared in the weekend edition - and this is only from the handful of articles I've read so far. My husband claims there are just as many again in the sections he's been through:

 1.

 It may turn out to be a difficult task, but it's not helped by omitting indefinite articles.

2.

 And a republic won't be made more likely by their omission from this passage either.

3.

 Just because you're excited, it doesn't mean you can start mispelling 'excitement'.

4.

 Apostrophes can be useful - is that a bid belonging to a continent or several?

5.

 A definite article is inappropriate in front of 'Wimbledon'.

6.

 Last time I looked, there was more than one person residing on the Gold Coast.

7.

'Sam comforted Victoria for an hour and wrapped her in dry towels to keep her warm, as the torrent hurled trees into the house' - as things stand, the torrent appears to have been in charge of the dry towels.

8.

 'It could build, build, build ...'-  I'm sure I know that song.

9.

 The flood levy, spoken of with such trepidation in Labor circles that it needs two definite articles.

10.

'be been'?