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- ↑ McIntyre, Iain (23 March 2022). "Australian Actions at Different Points of Intervention". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ Cottle, D. & Keys, A. 2004, 'Worker control Harco style', Workers Online, February. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
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