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- ↑ "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.
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