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- ↑ Karp, Paul (26 March 2021). "Federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming accused of online harassment by state Labor MP Kim Richards". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Redlands". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
