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- ↑ "Jinson Anto Charls - CLP Candidate for Sanderson - Country Liberal Party". www.clp.org.au. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ↑ "'A remarkable result': CLP will win NT election, ABC elections analyst Antony Green says". ABC News. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ↑ "'Better NT for everyone': leader unveils first cabinet". Yahoo News. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
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