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References
- ↑ "Norfolk Island and the Commonwealth" (PDF). Australian Parliament House.
- ↑ "Norfolk Island 'may lose self-government'". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "Bankrupt former penal colony Norfolk Island battles to keep its autonomy". The Independent. 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "NON Government News". Norfolk Online News. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21.
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