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- ↑ "Inaugural speech" (PDF). Hansard. Parliament of Western Australia. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Sophia". Legalise Cannabis WA.
- ↑ "South West Region Results - Western Australia Election 2021 guide | WA Votes". ABC News. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Josh (16 February 2022). "MP Sophia Moermond warns vaccine mandates are 'medical apartheid', will end in violence". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ Carmody, James (15 February 2022). "Legalise Cannabis MP Sophia Moermond suspended from WA parliament over proof of vaccination mandate". ABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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