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Anwen Handmer bought this house two years ago but can't afford mortgage repayments, modifications
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When Anwen Handmer bought her home in Bunbury, south of Perth, two years ago she felt she'd done it against all odds.
Being a single mother, a visual artist and having muscular dystrophy, it was a dream she never thought would come true.
Parents turn to equine therapy for children with autism, ADHD as disability services wait times blow out
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Archie Murdoch reaches into a canvas bag, pulls out a stiff-bristled brush, and starts working it down the mane of a pony.
As he does, he chats freely about school, his friends and the "best way" to brush a horse.
AstroAccess zero gravity flight to help Dwayne Fernandes achieve space dream
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Australian paraclimbing champion Sarah Larcombe’s journey to the top of the world
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Just four years ago, Sarah Larcombe embraced rock climbing for the first time.
The Australian paraclimbing champion — who has gone on to represent the country across the globe and win at World Cups — said it was something that she wished she had done sooner.
The Paralympic classification system is unjust. It's time for an urgent overhaul
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I still get chills when I think about that day in Athens, almost 20 years ago, when I won my first Paralympic gold medal.
I get emotional thinking about the moment I stood on the dais with the medal around my neck as my parents watched from the crowd, as the Australian flag was raised and as the national anthem was played.