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Davis, Johnathon A. 2018. "Durithunga: Growing, nurturing, challenging and supporting urban indigenous leadership in education." PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115810/.
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Johnson, Courtney N. 2016. "Not like us?: The professional boundaries of American and British journalism in the digital age." PhD thesis, University of Washington. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global (10243601).
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Craft, Michael. 2002. "The depiction of a character's mental state through visual design in dramatic film (The Machine)." Masters by Research thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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