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- ↑ "Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2016" (PDF).
(On p.2) Repealed regulations means the Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2001 repealed under Schedule 1
- ↑ (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2016
- ↑ Samela Harris, Children's theatre artistic director speaks, The Advertiser, 5 February 2008
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- ↑ Douglas, James Robert (31 August 2016). "Girl Asleep: how an Adelaide theatre company made one of this year's best Australian films". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "State Budget Sees Cuts to the Arts and Significant Changes to Arts South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ Marsh, Walter (19 June 2019). "State Budget adds millions in Adelaide Festival and film industry funding as other arts organisations face cuts". Adelaide Review. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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