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- ↑ "SBS – Pizza". sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "About – Swift and Shift on SBS". SBS. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Credits – Housos on SBS" . Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "5 Dumb Crimes With Paul Fenech". Scenestr. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Thriller Drama & True Stories – WEDNESDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 7:30PM". Sydney Indie Film Festival. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
