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- 1 2 Robertson, Hon Stephen, Queensland Parliament House – Member information, 13 April 2019.
- 1 2 Stephen Robertson MP Archived 24 July 2010 at archive.today , Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Government, 1 July 2009.
- ↑ Rosemary Odgers and Patrick Lion: Anna Bligh tells new ministers to get straight to work, The Courier-Mail , 24 March 2009.