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- ↑ Peirce, Peter (25 June 2018). "Peter Corris: A Cascade of Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ Corris, Peter (19 October 2012). "The Godfather: Peter Corris on filming Cliff Hardy". The Newtown Review of Books. Retrieved 1 February 2025.