Olympians welcomed home as heroes
Australia's athletes have been given a heroes' welcome in Sydney after the country's most successful Olympics.
Paris Olympics
Australia's triumphant athletes were left revelling in the Stade de France, as Paris bid au revoir to its magnificent Olympic Games.
Australia has added a silver and two more bronze to the record Olympic haul with cyclist Matt Richardson winning his third medal of the Games.
Lauren Jackson was happy to sit back, watch and - for once - soak in what it feels like to win an Olympic medal after capping a remarkable comeback with bronze.
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Australia collect two more silvers at the Olympics
Australia has added two more silvers to its Olympic medal treasure chest in Paris through running ace Jess Hull and the women's water polo team.
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Underdog wins gave record Paris gold haul a gritty edge
The men's team pursuit, the men's tennis doubles and Noemie Fox are among the Australian successes who defied the odds at the Paris Olympics.
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Aussie struggles among the Paris Games triumphs
Australia's historic Paris campaign was not without setbacks, many of the country's teams struggling and other soloists unable to fire a shot.
Australia has added two silver medals and one bronze to their haul at the Paris Olympics.
Australia's 4-day straight gold medal haul is over but marathon swimmer Moesha Johnson and the men's K4 add some much needed silver to the medal tally
Tongue-in-cheek, cartoonist PAUL DORIN wonders if there's a downside to too many gold medals.
Four gold medals in less than six hours - the best day ever for Australia at the Games - have propelled the nation's golden Olympic haul to 18.
The Australian Olympic team can be excused for any excess baggage as they head home from Paris, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
With their Olympics ending with a 95-90 overtime loss to Serbia in their quarter-final, it likely marks the end of an era for the Boomers, led by Patty Mills.
The pressure was on for 14-year-old skateboarder Arisa Trew to fight for gold as the Australian men's team pursuit shatter a world record.
Noemie Fox has joined superstar sister Jessica as an Olympic canoe slalom gold medallist while the men's water polo team were given a shock by lowly Japan.
Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson were world class in the women's high jump, each leaving Stade de France with Olympic medals.
Australian athletes have now won at least one gold medal on the first eight days of the Paris Games.
Kaylee McKeown, Cameron McEvoy and Saya Sakakibara have won yet more gold for Australia in Paris.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN reckons we all know the feeling when it comes to winning gold medals!
