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- ↑ Role was called: “Commissioner of Police, Fire and Emergency Services”.
Citations
- ↑ "New Australian police commissioner has a history of managing 'troubled' times". ABC News . 24 July 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ Hope, Zach (17 January 2015). "New Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw assures Territorians they can rely on force". NT News.
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