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- ↑ "Road to Nhill review", SBS, January 2009
- ↑ Green, Brad (9 October 2003), "JAPANESE STORY: SOUNDTRACK", Urban Cinefile
- ↑ "Somersault scores screen music accolade", Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News, 2 November 2004
- ↑ "2004 ARIA Awards Nominees", Billboard, 17 September 2004
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