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- ↑ "Schapelle Corby" (Press release). Australia: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. 26 July 2005. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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- ↑ "Tasmania begins road to bushfire recovery". The Australian . AAP. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Damian Bugg, QC receives Australia day honours". ABC News . Australia. 26 January 2005.