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Paralympics Australia Announces Simon Rabbitt As New Chief Operating Officer

Paralympics Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Simon Rabbitt as the new Chief Operating Officer effective Monday 6 January 2025. Mr Rabbitt brings more than 25 years’ experience across the sport, major events , media and global interactive games sectors. In his most recent position as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with ASX...

New Partnership Boost to Australian Para-athletics

A new partnership between Athletics Australia (AA) and Australia’s national disability sporting organisations is set to help athletes with a disability maximise sporting opportun

Snow Australia Launches 'Women of Winter' Program ...

Snow Australia has launched the ‘Women of Winter program (WoW), a series of development opportunities aimed at championing women involved in the snow sports industry and empoweri

‘The Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: The Ris...

As a youngster, Andrew Edmondson dreamed of playing for the Wallabies. Instead, he became a Paralympic champion in wheelchair rugby, a sport he discovered just a few years prior to

A statement from Paralympics Australia Chief Execu...

Paralympics Australia has welcomed the decision by the National Cabinet to vaccinate athletes and support staff on the Australian Paralympic Team ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Game

Milne Secures Selection And Reveals Secret Trainin...

Jonathon Milne became Australia’s first Para-archery medallist in more than three decades at the Rio Paralympics, yet he will head to the Tokyo Games even more confident in his p

Big stage, big opportunity for Perris

Inspiring his community, not individual ambition, will be the driving force behind Chad Perris in the 100m starting blocks at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The track and field s