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- ↑ "Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards NATSIAA". MAGNT. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ "Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair". Indigenous Fashion Projects. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "Biggest prize pool ever for Telstra Art Awards". Northern Territory Government. Matt Conlan MLA. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Breen, Jacqueline (5 August 2022). "Prize money doubles for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, making it Australia's richest art prize". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Telstra NATSIAA". MAGNT . Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ Breen, Jacqueline (5 August 2022). "Master Arnhem Land artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra wins top prize in 2022 NATSIAA's with sweeping woven sail". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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