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- ↑ "Meet Ann-Marie". Ann-Marie Hermans - Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ https://amp.theage.com.au/cbd/abbott-to-school-victorian-liberals-on-politics-from-opposition-20220815-p5ba2a.html
- ↑ https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/21/bid-to-expel-moira-deeming-mp-victoria-liberal-party