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- ↑ Judith Bessant (2 March 2012), "Submission to the Senate Select Committee on the 'Future of Work and Workers'". Senate Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers
- ↑ "A place in the sun". The Guardian. 3 May 2003.
- ↑ Memorable quotes for Il Gattopardo, The Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ Gilmour, David (1988). The Last Leopard: A life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. New York: Pantheon. p. 179. ISBN 0679401830.
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