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The 2011 Australian of the Year  Simon McKeon AO has officially launched the 2015 IFDS Disabled Sailing Combined World Championships, to be hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria…

The Australian Sailing Team Squad finished a successful first medal race day at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne on Saturday, winning gold in both invited Paralympic classes –…

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games, three of Australia’s pioneering Paralympians Elizabeth Edmondson, Bill Mather-Brown and Michael Dow reflect on their time in Japan…

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is saddened by the passing of disability activist Stella Young. APC Chief Executive Jason Hellwig said the Australian disability community has lost one of its…

Triple Paralympian Marayke Jonkers has been inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame along with Paralympic gold medallists Brendan Birkett and Jeff Hardy. Jonkers said she is honoured…

NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres honoured some of the country’s most accomplished and respected athletes, including Paralympic greats Daphne Hilton and Troy Sachs with their induction into…

Nine shooters including Jason Maroney and living-legend Libby Kosmala have been named as part of the Shooting Australia 2014-15 Aiming4Gold (A4G) squad, hoping for selection for the Rio 2016 Paralympic…

The inaugural Para-sports Draft is successfully underway, with a quarter of participants at the first testing day showing they have the potential to become Paralympic athletes, says Australian Paralympic Committee…

Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley has won his fifth New York marathon in dramatic fashion. Fearnley crossed the finish line in a time of 1 hour 30 minutes 55 seconds,…