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- ↑ Green, Antony (2017). "Kalgoorlie". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Mennell, Jason; Amonini, Taylar (13 March 2021). "WA Labor's Ali Kent claims emphatic victory for seat of Kalgoorlie". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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