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Paralympic great Fearnley voted onto Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee

Inside The Games 01 Nov 2021

Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley is set to serve on the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee as a Paralympic athlete representative and claims to have "no doubt" the Games will be the best ever.

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Queensland criticised for "secrecy" in Brisbane 2032 laws

Inside The Games 30 Oct 2021

"It means all aspects of Queensland preparing for the Games cannot be scrutinised."Kurt Fearnley has been chosen as the Paralympic athlete representative on the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee ©Getty Images ... Four-time Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley has been chosen as the ...

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Kurt Fearnley pleads for vaccine-hesitant Australians to get the jab to protect those with a ...

TheNewsHOOK 30 Sep 2021

Kurt Fearnley pleads for vaccine-hesitant Australians to get the jab to protect those with a disability following royal commission's report ....

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Moving moment Paralympic star explains how EVERY Australian can help save a disabled person’s life ...

The Daily Mail 29 Sep 2021

Kurt Fearnley, a three-time Paralympic Gold medallist, told hosts on The Project the recent Disability Royal Commission report had been 'pretty hard reading' ... Kurt Fearnley, a three-time Paralympic Gold medallist, (left) has pleaded with the Australian public to protest those vulnerable and living with disabilities on Freedom Day.

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'For the good of everyone': Fearnley pleads with vaccine-hesitant to get the jab and protect ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 Sep 2021

Paralympic favourite Kurt Fearnley makes an impassioned plea for Australians who have yet to get their COVID vaccine to do so, in a late push to protect the country's most vulnerable ... .

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Michel and McClure become first Aussies in 25 years to win Paralympic boccia medals

Sydney Morning Herald 01 Sep 2021

As Kurt Fearnley urged parents to abandon lockdown home-schooling and Steve Waugh watched his mate with delight from Sydney, Daniel Michel was on a mission ....

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Afghan athletes saved by Aussies working together

Reliefweb 25 Aug 2021

The plan to get these people at risk out of Afghanistan was hatched by current and former athletes and advocates, including Olympian Nikki Dryden, who is now a human rights lawyer, past Socceroo captain Craig Foster, Paralympic wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley, Winter Olympian Zali ...

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Why I love the Paralympics and you should too: Kurt Fearnley

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Aug 2021

More than a catalyst for social change, the Paralympic Games are a sporting feast for the senses, writes Australian Paralympic legend Kurt Fearnley ... .

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Ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics, Kurt Fearnley has a message on behalf of 15 per ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 Aug 2021

Launched today and hailed as a major human rights movement, 'WeThe15' represents the 15 per cent of people around the world living with disability ... .

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First recipient of Commonwealth Games Australia scholarship preparing to compete at Tokyo 2020

Inside The Games 17 Aug 2021

Alissa Jordaan, one of the first five recipients of Commonwealth Games Australia's Kurt Fearnley Scholarship, is preparing to represent Australia in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ... It is named in honour of three-times Paralympic champion, Kurt Fearnley AO, a wheelchair racer who competed in five Games and won a total of 13 medals.

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Apple releases new 'Time to Walk or Push' workout with paralympian Kurt Fearnley | AppleInsider

TheNewsHOOK 16 Aug 2021

Apple releases new 'Time to Walk or Push' workout with paralympian Kurt Fearnley . AppleInsider ....

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Brisbane Paralympics has potential to spark 'cultural change' says Kurt Fearnley

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Jul 2021

Para-athletes with big dreams and those who work alongside them are confident Brisbane's 2032 Paralympic Games will spark "cultural change" ... .

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Kurt Fearnley 'emotional' about announcement of Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 Jul 2021

When it's done perfect, we change the way people with ...

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‘Every, single time I go on TV, I worry’

The Daily Telegraph Australia 15 May 2021

Exclusive. It was a call of duty five-time Paralympian Kurt Fearnley could not ignore and which will now see the decorated athlete take the mike for Channel 7’s coverage of this year’s Games ....

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Commonwealth Games Australia names athlete support scheme as Breakthrough2022

Inside The Games 03 May 2021

In addition, Aus$25,000 (£14,000/$19,000/€16,000) was delivered for the 2019 and 2020 Kurt Fearnley Scholarships in conjunction with the Carbine Club of New South Wales (NSW) in a programme managed by the NSW Institute of Sport ... "In addition, the 2022 team has its eye on increasing the number of sports that achieve a podium performance ... .