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- ↑ Doherty, Megan (26 January 2024). "Shakespeare combines with sport for special shows". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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- ↑ Raggatt, Matthew (23 July 2016). "Labor hopeful Taimus Werner-Gibbings hopes to break hyphen drought in ACT election". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 October 2024.