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PNG boosts disabled sport funding
17:49:07, 19 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Papua New Guinea government is to contribute more than $US96,000 for disabled sport in PNG.
PNG senators 'thrilled' by Kompaon Paralympics silver
15:45:13, 18 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea's sports minister says Francis Kompaon's silver medal win at the Beijing Paralympic Games will force the country to acknowledge the issue of disability.
Spirit, power at Paralympics closing ceremony
09:03:54, 18 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Olympic stadium in Beijing was filled with tens of thousands of spectators again last night, as the Paralympics came to an end.
Australian mens basketball wins gold at Paralympics
08:29:33, 17 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team and the men's four by 100 metre relay team have won gold in world record time at the Beijing Paralympics.
Gold for Australian mens relay team
07:59:14, 16 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian men's four by 100 metre - 34 point relay team have showed composure to win gold in world record time at the Paralympics in Beijing.
Pakistani lifter banned over Paralympics doping
19:43:25, 9 September 2008, Radio Australia News
In the first drugs scandal of the Paralympic Games, a Pakistani powerlifter has been kicked out and given a two-year ban for steroid use.
Australia's Paralympic team disappointed with sponsor support
21:13:16, 4 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's Paralympic team says it has been disappointed with the support it has received from the corporate sector.
PNG fails in bid for paralympics wildcard entries
17:37:39, 17 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea runner Francis Kompaon is set for the Paralympics in September, but he might be going alone.
PNG appeals for Paralympics wild cards
11:30:52, 17 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Papua New Guinea Disabled Sports Association has appealed to send two more athletes to the Paralympics, in Beijing, in September.
Olympics guide fails to quell discrimination claims
14:29:00, 27 May 2008, Radio Australia News
A guide for volunteers at the Beijing Olympics is set to cause outrage in the disabled community.
![Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protestclash_afp_081008.jpg "Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]")
![President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/maldives_gayoom_afp_061008.jpg "President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]")
![Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protest_rtr_071008.jpg "Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
![Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indon_soputan_rtr_071008.jpg "Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]")
![The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/kyrgyz_quake_afp_061008.jpg "The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]")
![Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/lanka_blast_afp_061008.jpg "Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]")
