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- ↑ Mark Dapin (1 November 2008). Strange Country. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-74262-368-9.
- ↑ "When Christmas Island Workers United Against Colonialism and Apartheid".
- ↑ "Public Works Committee- Approval of Work". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ Needham, Kirsty (3 September 2011). "Island detention centre operator blasted by union". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ Bernstein, Nina (28 September 2011). "Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ "Union of Christmas Island Workers Financial Report 2022" (PDF). Fair Work Commission. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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