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- ↑ Walkley Foundation (30 June 2017). "Journalism is changing — so the Walkley Awards are, too". Medium. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ↑ "2016 Walkley Award winners announced". Mediaweek. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2019.