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- 1 2 Fortescue, Elizabeth (15 June 2012). "Rodney Pople: One of Australia's most controversial artists". The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Altared state". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Winner: Sir John Sulman Prize 2008 – Rodney Pople – Stage Fright". Art Gallery of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Boland, Michaela (15 September 2010). "'Innocents' protest against art show". The Australian . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Ogilvie, Felicity (12 March 2012). "Art or exploitation of grief?". PM . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 10 July 2014.
