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- ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Labor drops a bomber". Courier Mail. 10 September 2006.
- ↑ Mike Crook (2 August 2009). "Gordon Nuttall: tip of the corruption iceberg". Green Left Online.
- ↑ "Nuttall jailed for 7 years". ABC News. 17 July 2009.
- ↑ "Gordon Nuttall sentenced to seven years' jail". Courier Mail. 17 July 2009.
- ↑ "Maiden Speech of Vicky Darling" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Library. 11 October 2006.
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