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- ↑ Redcliffe by-election: Labor candidate Yvette D'Ath wins the Queensland seat – ABC 22 February 2014
- ↑ Yvette D'Ath [@YvetteDAth] (3 March 2014). "Great to be with Annastacia Palaszczuk when she announced my shadow portfolio of Education and Training. #qldpol" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
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