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- ↑ "Nominations for NIMAs 2019 are now open". SBS. May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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- ↑ "Nominations open for 2010 Indigenous Music Awards". aboriginalartdirectory. May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2020.