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- ↑ "The World Today - Immigration Dept handled Solon case catastrophically: Report". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
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- ↑ "Once over lightly: the Palmer inquiry into Cornelia Rau's detention - National". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "Recommendations of the Ombudsman's Report and relevant recommendations from the Palmer Report". Commonwealth of Australia Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, 2600;contact=+61 2 6277 7111.