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- ↑ Baker, Emily (15 December 2016). "Australia's Solicitor-General named as Stephen Donaghue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- 1 2 Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb, 2016.
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