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- ↑ Black, David (1996). Women Parliamentarians in Australia 1921–1996: A Register of Women Members of the Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments in Australia. Perth: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-7616-5.
- ↑ Holland, Oan. "DUNN, Patricia Irene (1948– )". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 1977, p. 1
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January 1977, p. 3
- ↑ "CJC Signatories – Brett Collins profile". Community Justice Coalition.
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 1984
- ↑ Caroline Lees, 'Rebel with lots of causes' (interview with Senator Irina Dunn), The Bulletin, 19 September 1989
- ↑ "DUNN, Patricia Irene (1948– )Senator for New South Wales, 1988–90 (Nuclear Disarmament Party; Independent) | The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate". biography.senate.gov.au. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ Holland, I., Section 44 of the Constitution, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2004, "Section 44 of the Constitution". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ↑ In Re Wood [1988] HCA 22
- ↑ Parliamentary handbook online, Irina Dunn Biography [ permanent dead link ], retrieved July 2007
- ↑ "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". The Phrase Finder.
- ↑ When Time magazine published an article attributing the saying to Steinem, Steinem wrote a letter saying the phrase had been coined by Dunn: Letters, Time magazine, US edition, 16 September 2000 and Australian edition, 9 October 2000.
Other links
- Irina Dunn, Senate Biography [ permanent dead link ]
- Definitive origin of the phrase "Woman needs a man..."
- ABC Perth, "Fish & Bicycle"
- The NSW Writers' Centre
- Photo of Irina Dunn
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