'Superhuman' para-athletes look to bounce back in Paris

The PM says doubling funding for Paralympic programs will break down systemic barriers. Video via AAP.

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00:00The Paralympics represent so much that is great about sport.

00:03The lasting power it has to teach us, unite us and inspire us.

00:09The success of Team Australia means so much to our nation

00:12and our government is proud to be investing in that success.

00:16In May we committed 250 million dollars to the redevelopment

00:21of the Australian Institute of Sport and I was delighted that the co-captain of

00:26Team Australia for 2024, Angie Bella, was with the Minister for Sport and Media at the AIS

00:33last Friday as we announced record new funding for our Olympians and our Paralympians.