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- ↑ Huck, Peter (29 June 1990), "Savage Indictment", The Australian Financial Review
- ↑ "'Aboriginal assimilation' Torn out at the roots", Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 18 June 1990
- ↑ Day-Lewis, Sean (17 June 1990), "Cutting Edge: Savage Indictment", Sunday Telegraph