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Photo: Explorer-Media / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Federal Government lifts Para athlete fund to $427,000 for 144 athletes
The AIS Para Athlete Barrier Fund now covers 22 sports, up from 18 last year, with grants of up to $4,000 for travel, carer support and equipment.
Photo: Nicola / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Tara Neyland wins three golds as Australia claims 21 medals in Netherlands
The 13-strong Australian Para cycling squad finished second on the medal table behind Great Britain, with Paralympic champion Korey Boddington also completing a hat-trick of gold medals.
Photo: 4MAPS / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)Nambour teen Thomas Turner named flagbearer for Dakar Youth Olympics
The 17-year-old beach volleyballer will share the honour with ACT coastal rower Millie Griffin as Australia's 41-strong youth team heads to Senegal.
Photo: JohaImage: Mel Pedersen-Cook and Jazz Nash from Hamo Hospitality join Justin Giddings AMDA Foundation CEO and Greater Geelong Mayor, Stretch Kontelj OAMnn JayasinhaGeelong locked in as host city for Avalon Airshow's 2027 return
Mayor Stretch Kontelj says the event, which pumped $31.85 million into the region in 2025, will be back at Avalon Airport for six days in February 2027.
Photo: KurosawaAP / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Brisbane 2032 CEO Cindy Hook to step down after four years
The inaugural chief executive of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee will leave once her current contract ends, with a global search for her replacement starting immediately.
New Victorian agency begins work for multicultural communities
Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria issued its first fortnightly update, thanking two outgoing commissioners and marking a youth milestone for The Huddle.