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References
- 1 2 "Tania Rattray MLC". www.parliament.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ↑ Division of Apsley
- ↑ "Tania Verene Rattray". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Rattray-Wagner re-elected unopposed, ABC News
