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- ↑ 2012 Indigenous Governance Awards Announced, ProBono News, 16 October 2012, archived from the original on 18 October 2012
- ↑ Westacott, Jennifer (15 October 2012), "Praise for indigenous core values", Australian Financial Review , archived from the original on 17 October 2012
- ↑ "Health workers honoured at Deadly Awards" (PDF) (Press release). VIBE. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013.