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How finding love has changed Rebecca and Mitchell

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How finding love has changed Rebecca and Mitchell

When a wheelchair mini-van pulls up in the driveway of his mother's well-kept Calamvale home on Brisbane's southside, Mitchell Davidson is quick to unlock the back doors.

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A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Heathcote is opening up new worlds for Victorians

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A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Heathcote is opening up new worlds for Victorians

"When I was younger my father used to take us out camping and that was probably the first time I was introduced to astronomy," he said.

"We used to look up at the stars and my father used to point out things – I'm not too sure how accurate he was."

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Former campdrafter Emily Tapp wins $6.75m payout after serious spinal injury

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Former campdrafter Emily Tapp wins $6.75m payout after serious spinal injury

A national campdrafting organisation has been ordered to pay more than $6 million in damages to a woman who became a paraplegic after falling from her horse during a competition in 2011.  

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Swim programs team up to make swimming accessible for people with a disability, medical condition or injury

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Swim programs team up to make swimming accessible for people with a disability, medical condition or injury

A swimming teacher and avid surfer, Ella Donohoe's life revolved around the water.  

But she almost lost of all that when she was involved in a horrific car crash that left her in a coma for seven weeks and in a hospital bed for eight months. 

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Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

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Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

A looming deadline to make public transport accessible to people with disability is set to be missed by the Queensland government, despite authorities having 20 years to make changes.

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