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- ↑ Qld Govt accused of Schwarten cover-up PM, Kirsten Aiken, ABC Radio, 16 May 2000
- ↑ Qld gov forced to account for "interference", AM, Kirsten Aiken, ABC Radio, 19 May 2000
- ↑ Robert Schwarten in stoush at Rockhampton restaurant, Sophie Elsworth and Anna Caldwell, The Courier Mail, 2 July 2010
- ↑ Car crashes into MP's home, The Morning Bulletin, 25 January 2012
- ↑ 'Ram-Raider in police custody', Emma McBryde, The Morning Bulletin, 27 January 2012
- ↑ Man denied bail over alleged ram raids on MPs ABC News, ABC online, 27 January 2012
- ↑ Firebrand MP's house ram-raided Marissa Calligeros, Brisbane Times, 26 January 2012