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Paul Harpur
Paul David Harpur (born 28 July 1979) is an Australian twice-Paralympian as an athlete with a vision impairment, a lawyer, and university professor. He is known for his expertise in anti-discrimination laws, human rights, labour laws and work health and safety laws. Sports discipline With totally or almost totally blind vision, as an athlete, Harpur is given as B1 (classification), B1 Paralympic classification. He has completed in a number of world sporting events, including: * goalball at the Goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics, in October 2000, in Sydney, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with the Australian team; * athletics at the Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games, in July 2002, in Manchester, England – 100 metres, 100 m Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD), coming third in the semi-finals at 12.57 s; * athletics at the Australia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, in Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
