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- ↑ The Social and Economic Impacts of the Immigration Detention Centre on the Christmas Island Community - 2012 (AECOM)
- ↑ Senate, Australia Parliament (1996). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: Senate. Commomwealth Government Printer.
- ↑ Jameson, Julietta (2021-07-15). Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: How a tiny island and a boat full of refugees changed Australia forever. Julietta Jameson. ISBN 978-0-6451128-7-0.
- ↑ Commonwealth Parliament; Parliament House, Canberra. "Governance in the Indian Ocean Territories - Final Report: Economic Development and Governance" (PDF). www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Matthews, K. (2019). Christmas Island: A question of self-determination (Doctor of Philosophy (College of Arts and Science)). University of Notre Dame Australia.
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