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- ↑ Byrne, Conor (4 April 2012). "Mayor aims to do dad proud". ntnews.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "The Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim". City of Darwin. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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