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- ↑ "About ABP". Aussie Battler Party. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ↑ Cockburn, Gerard (28 October 2018). "Aussie Battler Party Fringe factor: your guide to the minor parties". The Age . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ↑ "Newly-formed Aussie Battlers Party pledging to address "insecurity" in communities". www.3aw.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ "Victorian State Election 2018 – Meet the Aussie Battler Party!". Cate Speaks. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ Micro-parties set to win big in Victorian election after vote swap
- ↑ Hinch says preference whisperer may have worked against him
- ↑ "De-registration of the Aussie Battler Party". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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