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There is uncited text in the article, including entire paragraphs. There is an orange "expansion needed" banner from December 2024 Z1720 (talk) 01:52, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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I updated the citations in the early life section and reworked it a bit.
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this says he was born in Ferntree Gully without citation, but there are other articles referenced on this page that says he was born in Essendon. Even this page says he grew up in Essendon 103.100.175.181 (talk) 14:26, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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