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- ↑ The Hon. Lindsay Graeme Foster, Federal Court of Australia . Retrieved 15 April 2008. Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 25 June 2008 - Three New Judges Appointed to the Federal Court, Attorney-General's Department . Retrieved 15 April 2008. Archived July 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine