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- ↑ "Grace wears a red light bucket on her head for 40 minutes a day — she says it improves her life". ABC News. 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Australia Day 2021 Honours List" (PDF). Governor General of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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