Sophie Aubrey

Despite years of controversy and frustration, Australians can’t seem to get enough of Uber. Transport industry insiders and competition experts warn consumers will be left paying the price.

It’s a big year for McGrath, who welcomed his first child a month ago and is now fighting to become a five-time Paralympic gold medallist. Here are 10 Paralympians to watch in Paris.

It was a high-pressure game for Australia’s Steelers. Ella Sabljak, one of three women on the team, cradled her head in her hands at one point, worried she’d let the team down before bouncing back.

After a delayed start due to water contamination, the Australian triathlete led the charge in the Seine River and down the Champs-Elysees.

The 26-year-old has 4 per cent vision, and she said her dreams of working in music were shattered when she was made to feel unwelcome because of her disability. She found the complete opposite in judo.

The long jumper defended her Paralympic title by smashing her own world record on her first jump in Paris, two years after having her first baby.

Col Pearse, who shot to fame when his story was told in a Woolworths ad, is the first to admit it had been a tough few days, but he has now bounced back to seize silver in the last swimming session of the Paralympics.

Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.

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Apartments built in new activity centres risk being too dark and too small as the state government charges ahead with housing but stalls updates to minimum design standards.