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- ↑ Melbourne University Law Review
- ↑ Speech by Victorian Solicitor General http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/CA256902000FE154/Lookup/Speeches2005/$file/SpeechFarewellJDPhillips17March05.pdf Archived 2006-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Who’s Who Australia
- ↑ Jail term for incest may be record - theage.com.au
- ↑ theage.com.au - The Age
- ↑ Farewell speech
- ↑ The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/AGs-plan-gets-judicial-blast/2005/03/20/1111253884188.html?from=moreStories
- ↑ The corporatising of our courts - Opinion - www.theage.com.au
- ↑ Annual Address 2005 Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Chief Justice rejects interference claim - National - theage.com.au
