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- ↑ "2009 Frome By-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 December 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Former Member of Parliament Details". Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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