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- ↑ "Cr Khal Asfour". Local Government NSW. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Fatherly love gives courage to Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour's cause: His daughter's diagnosis changed his perspective on life". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Lakemba state Labor MP Robert Furolo will not contest the 2015 state election". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour pushes for Labor preselection for seat of Lakemba". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Punchbowl Boys High School principal chosen as Labor's candidate for Lakemba seat in 2015 state election". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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