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- ↑ "Hon. Rosetta (Rosie) Sahanna MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Massive swing to Labor delivers first Indigenous member to WA's Upper House". ABC News. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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