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Brad Ness

@BradNess15

About

A towering presence in Australian wheelchair basketball, Brad was the Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and won a gold medal in Beijing, and silver medals Athens and London Paralympics. Brad set up basketball teams for kids with disabilities in Cantu and Roma, and works with Outback Academy and Red Dust Heelers, providing sporting opportunities to Indigenous Australians with and without disabilities.

Past Events

Questions for the Nation: Perth

Rebecca Huntley, Nayuka Gorrie, Brad Ness, Sisonke Msimang, Zoë Coombs Marr

Past event

29 Jul
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