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- ↑ Bovill, Monte (13 May 2023). "From low profile MPs to headline grabbers — who are Lara Alexander and John Tucker?". ABC News . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Green, Antony (2021). "Bass - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ Holmes, Adam (13 April 2021). "Lara Alexander's Liberal Bass campaign complains of 'complete control' from party in Hobart". The Examiner .
- ↑ "Courtney recount scrutiny sheets" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ↑ Pridham, Bec (12 May 2023). "Tasmania's Liberal government to be thrown into minority as MPs defect over $715 million AFL stadium in Hobart". ABC News . Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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