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- ↑ Blake, Elissa (16 March 2024). "David Williamson: 'Australian drama has ignored the elephant in the room – we're an unfair and unequal society'". The Guardian.
- 1 2 Jarratt, Phil (25 January 2024). "David does a Nellie Melba". Noosa Today.