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- ↑ Morgan, Thomas (20 August 2021). "Daly by-election September 11 after member Ian Sloan resigns". NT News . Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ Walsh, Christopher (24 August 2021). "Labor's candidate for Daly does not 'reflect the values of our Labor government', Parliament told six months ago". NT Independent. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ Gibson, Jano (21 August 2021). "NT Labor by-election candidate Dheran Young defends 'provocative' comments towards opposition MLA". ABC News . Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ Breen, Jacqueline; Hynes, Nicholas (11 September 2021). "Territory Labor declares victory for Dheran Young in Daly by-election". ABC News . Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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