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- 1 2 3 "The Atjeh Greens in Aceh: brave and united". Australian Greens. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ "Taxpayers hand $2.2m to major parties for overseas networking and cooperation activities". Australian Financial Review. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ↑ "Australian Greens Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program (APPDP) Annual Report 2017/2018" (PDF). finance.gov.au.
