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- ↑ "Edwards named deputy speaker". Bendigo Advertiser. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Victorian parliament 2022: New speaker Maree Edwards on her career in politics". The Age. 16 July 2022.
- ↑ "Maree Edwards elected Speaker". Parliament of Victoria. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "O'Keeffe and Cleeland sworn in to Legislative Assembly". Shepparton News. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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