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Swimmer with Down syndrome Tahnee Afuhaamango breaks world record without realising

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Swimmer with Down syndrome Tahnee Afuhaamango breaks world record without realising

Tahnee Afuhaamango stepped out of the pool and went home, not realising until later how fast she had actually swum.

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Disability organisations rally against proposal to introduce independent assessments

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Disability organisations rally against proposal to introduce independent assessments

More than 20 disability organisations have called on the federal government to abandon a plan which they say will force people to explain their support needs to a stranger in less than three hours, or risk losing their NDIS funding.

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

With a white cane and the assistance of his father, Tony, Port Stephens artist Joseph Formosa makes his way slowly but surely across the rock shelf near Newcastle Ocean Baths.

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Michael Shafar beat cancer twice and it's fuelling his Adelaide Fringe comedy show

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Michael Shafar beat cancer twice and it's fuelling his Adelaide Fringe comedy show

Michael Shafar has beaten cancer twice — and he wants you to know all about it.

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Disability no barrier for Eddie Sutherland after Rockhampton truck dealership hires him

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Disability no barrier for Eddie Sutherland after Rockhampton truck dealership hires him

Eddie Sutherland loved his job as a labourer at his local railway, but when work dried up two years ago, he was back in the unemployment queue despite being desperate for a new challenge.

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