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- ↑ Kimberley (Key Seat), WA Votes 2013, ABC News. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kimberley MP Josie Farrer to retire from state politics". ABC News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.