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- 1 2 Inaugural speech: Hon. Tony Mulder MLC Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Parliament of Tasmania, 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Media Release — 2011 Legislative Council Elections – Update Monday 9 May, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Councillors". ccc.tas.gov.au.
- ↑ Annual Report 2008–09 Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Tasmania Police.
- ↑ Neales, Sue: Dramatic tension mounting, The Mercury, 6 May 2011.
- ↑ 2010 Tasmanian Election – Franklin, ABC News, 2010.
- ↑ Mulder cleared by Electoral Commission, 936 ABC Hobart, 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Labor wins seat of Rumney in Tasmania's Upper House elections". ABC News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ↑ "Prosser poll candidates a 'blast from the past'". ABC News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Mulder confirms independent run in Franklin". The Mercury. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
