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- ↑ Lynch, Lydia (10 September 2020). "Mines Minister Anthony Lynham will not contest his seat at election". Brisbane Times .
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- ↑ "Member for Pumicestone Simone Wilson not to recontest in the next state election to be held October 2020".
- ↑ "Candidate information". 2020 State General Election. Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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