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- 1 2 3 ABC Illawarra: Union organiser wins Labor preselection
- ↑ NSW Australian Labor Party: Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Anna Watson Bio
- 1 2 ABC Illawarra: Illawarra Labor adjusting to life in Opposition
- ↑ Illawarra Mercury: DIRTY TRICKS: ALP outrage over Shellharbour letter drop
- ↑ The Australian: Smear leaflet infuriates Labor
- ↑ "Ms Anna WATSON, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ Illawarra Mercury: Shellharbour: Anna Watson retains seat for Labor
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