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- ↑ Custody at A Place to Think
- ↑ Chisolm, Richard (16 May 1988), "Custody", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Innes, Prue (12 May 1988), "Real message for parents", The Age
- ↑ Clark, Lucy (15 May 1988), "No script, but Custody is a gem", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Innes, Prue (10 May 1988), "Stay away if you can, warns film about Family Court", The Age
- ↑ Coleman, Richard (21 May 1988), "How one roo got the jump on a Top Buck in flagrante delicto", The Sydney Morning Herald
