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- ↑ Members of Parliament Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine , Parliament of Vanuatu
- ↑ "Members of the 9th Legislature of Parliament" [ permanent dead link ], Vanuatu Today
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- ↑ "New govt" [ permanent dead link ], Vanuatu Daily Post, 7 December 2010
- ↑ "Who will have the last laugh?", Vanuatu Daily Post, 21 February 2011
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- ↑ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
- ↑ "Vanuatu Court rules Kilman election void, reinstates Natapei as interim PM". Radio New Zealand International . 16 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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