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- ↑ Our People: Board of Directors Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine , Green Cross Australia.
- ↑ The Order of Australia Medal Award to Clem Campbell, The Earth Charter Initiative, 31 July 2014.
- ↑ UNAA National Board of Directors Archived 26 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine , United Nations Association of Australia, 2014.
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