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- ↑ Maloney, Matt (12 March 2019). "John Tucker is Tasmania's newest lower house parliamentarian". The Advocate. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ Pridham, Bec (12 May 2023). "Tasmania's Liberal government to be thrown into minority as MPs defect over $715 million AFL stadium in Hobart". ABC News . Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
