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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Bonney". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ "Mr Samuel (Sam) O'Connor". Parliament of Queensland.
- ↑ Queensland Parliament, 2022: https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/speeches/spk2022/Samuel_O'Connor-Bonney-20221011-598784212836.pdf
- ↑ https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/opinion/sam-oconnor-lnp-member-in-support-of-the-voice/news-story/f425b2c188c146d86b8ca1b30176e314 [ bare URL ]
- ↑ "Sam O'Connor doesn't feel like a radical but he knows he's facing an uphill battle". ABC News. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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