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- ↑ "Bougainville's autonomous government's ten person Cabinet sworn in". RNZ. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ "Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities". RNZ. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ "PNG Government Delegation Flies Into Buka". PNG Post-Courier. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "Bougainville's Toroama forms a 14 member Cabinet". RNZ. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Parliament Passes ABG 2022 Budget" (PDF). Bougainville Bulletin. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ↑ "ABG Cabinet Reshuffle". Inside PNG. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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