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This #ThrowbackThursday, we celebrate the distinguished career of one of Australia’s greatest Para-athletes. Before Turner … Before de Rozario … Before Fearnley … There was Sauvage. From the moment Louise…

Paralympian Shawn ‘The Huss’ Russell was first introduced to wheelchair basketball in 2003. Nearly two decades on, he says it was fate. When Russell was born, his right leg was…

By popular demand, this #ThrowbackThursday we wind the clock back to 17 September 2016. A Saturday like any other for most, it was on 17 September 2016 that James Turner…

When Eliza Ault-Connell last competed at a Paralympic Games, there was no YouTube. No Twitter. No Instagram. Five college roommates had launched ‘The Facebook’. Donald Trump was hosting a reality…

From 24 August to 5 September next year, around 4,400 of the world’s most high-achieving athletes with a disability will converge on Tokyo, Japan, for the 16th edition of the…

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint), Paralympics Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee share their ongoing support for Australia’s athletes. The Mint is proud to announce the release of unique…

Paralympics Australia has joined the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in applauding the decision overnight (24 March) to postpone the Tokyo Games. The International Olympic Committee, the Japanese Government and the…

Paralympics Australia welcomes the most recent remarks from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) about exploring new measures to contain COVID-19, including the postponement of Tokyo…

Dear Para-athletes, colleagues and friends, The Paralympic movement is built on resilience and right now, that resilience is being tested. The Australian Paralympic Team is built on support for one…