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- ↑ Pappas, Penni (23 November 2012). "Chris Kourakis: right place, right time". Neos Kosmos . Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Justice Chris Kourakis on growing up in a migrant family". 6 June 2012.
- ↑ Williamson, Brett (2 July 2012). "Getting to know South Australia's new Chief Justice". ABC . Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ Appleby, G (2016). Role of the Solicitor-General. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 9781509903962.
- ↑ Richards, Stephanie (25 August 2022). "Chief Justice overturns drilling approval at Aboriginal heritage site". InDaily . Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ↑ Ward, Nicholas (26 August 2022). "Supreme Court overturns miner's authorisation to drill at Lake Torrens". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ↑ Katsaras, Jason (2 February 2023). "SA's first Aboriginal magistrates appointed". InDaily . Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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