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- ↑ "Our Vision and Mission" . Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "CSSA Ltd Constitution" (PDF). 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://cssa.org.au/news/monique-earsman-named-cssas-new-executive-director/
- ↑ P. Camilleri and G. Winkworth, Catholic social services in Australia: a short history, Australian Social Work, 58 (1) (2005); D.J. Gleeson, Some themes in Australian Catholic social welfare history, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 28 (2007), 7-17.
- ↑ "Our member organisations" . Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Dropping Off the Edge 2015 - The Organisations" . Retrieved 2 October 2016.