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- ↑ Richardson, Tom (13 October 2021). "Speaker ousted in late-night parliamentary coup". InDaily . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Acting A-G to be sworn in as Chapman stays in cabinet". InDaily. 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Heysen MP Josh Teague to enter SA cabinet and become Attorney-General after Vickie Chapman steps aside". ABC News. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "SA Mining and Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan is officially SA's new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "Joshua (Josh) Baden Teague". Members of the Parliament of South Australia . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ Green, Antony (2018). "Heysen - SA Election 2018". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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