[8] Jason Hellwig, the Australian Paralympic Committee's chief executive, was the Chef de Mission.

[1] On 21 August 2012, Greg Smith, a wheelchair rugby player and former track and field athlete, was announced as the Australian flag bearer for the London 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.

[4][9] The announcement was made at a special ceremony for the Australian Paralympic Team in front of Cardiff Castle in Wales.

[4] A cerebral palsy swimmer and the highest achieving individual athlete of the Games, winning eight gold medals.

The Australian Paralympic Team's Facebook page grew by 16,000 fans and its YouTube channel reached close to 474,000 views.

Broadcast on the ABC in Australia and on Channel 4 in the UK, the show recapped each day's competition at the London 2012 Paralympics, engaging in feedback from the public, which “facilitated dialogue… [and encouraged the exploration of] issues of disability in an open and respectful but also playful way”.

Consequently, it is argued that the media and individual Paralympic athletes have “helped change societal perspectives… [as] para-athletes are now increasingly being judged alongside other sporting peers with or without a disability”.

[4] Paralympians Kurt Fearnley, Matt Cowdrey, Kelly Cartwright and Toby Kane made eleven public appearances for Telstra.

[4] While Paralympians Dylan Alcott, Grace Bowman, Matthew Cowdrey and Jessica Gallagher appeared in the Swisse Vitamins television commercials.

[15] A report by Disability Rights Now suggests that “support for grassroots participation and pathways to elite level competition is lacking”.

Support staff – Administration -Andrew Faichney (Section Manager), Don Elgin (Section Manager), Lynda Gusbeth (Section Manager), Stephanie Martin (Personal Care Assistant), Janet Rerden; Coaches – Steve Butler, Andrew Dawes, Iryna Dvoskina, John Eden, Aaron Holt, Brett Jones, Tim Matthews, Fred Periac, Brett Robinson, Louise Sauvage; Physiotherapists – Victoria Moore, Bernadette Petzel, Soft Tissue Therapist – Mick Jordan, Phil Power; Mechanic – Andrew Carter[16][17][18] Australia finished 10th on the athletics medal table winning 27 medals – 5 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze.

Support staff – Administration – Murray Lydeamore (Section Manager); Coaches – Peter Day (Head), Jenni Banks, Paul Martens, Tom Skulander; Mechanic – Peter Giessauf, Mike Winter; Physiotherapist – Anouska Edwards, Soft tissue therapist – Alan Downes[18] Selected team of 4 athletes.

Support staff – Administration – Sally Francis (Section Manager); Coach – Julia Battams (Head); Physioptherapist – Victoria Kahn; Grooms – Elsa Davis, Nicole King, Fay Mendez, Kate O'Brien; Veterinarian – Janine Dwyer[18] m Three athletes attended Games for the first time.

The Australian men's team did not qualify after losing the Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships 5–4 against Algeria.

Single scull – Erik Horrie Pair – Gavin Bellis, Kathryn Ross[22] Support staff – Administration – Dean Oakman (Section Manager); Coach – Chad King (Head); Boat Technician – Urs Graf; Physiotherapist – Erin Smyth [18] Australia won a silver medal through Erik Horrie.

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage Selected team of 6 athletes Support staff – Administration – Sarah Karsten (Section Manager), Peter Conde (Support staff); Coaches – Grant Alderson, Tim Lowe, Richard Scarr; Physiotherapist – Sarah Ross, Technical Support – Adrian Finglas, Boat Technician – Jeffery Milligan; Personal Care Attendant – Kumi Sasaki[18] Lisel Tesch attendedg her sixth Games but the first as sailor.

Tesch won her first Paralympic gold medal in combination with Daniel Fitzgibbon to win Two Person Keelboat.

Support staff – Admionistration – Nick Sullivan (Section Manager); Coach – Miro Sipek; Technical Support – Stuart Smith; Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic[18] Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70.

Support staff – Administration – Roger Massie (Section Manager); Coach – Alois Rosario (Head)[18] Australia did not win any medals.

The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the United States, Spain, South Africa, Italy and Turkey.

[18] The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the Netherlands, Great Britain, Brazil and Canada.

[24] Support staff – women – administration – Marian Stewart (section manager); coaches – John Triscari (head), David Gould, Ben Osborne; physiotherapist – Miranda Wallis.

Support staff – Administration – Paul Kiteley (Section Manager); Coach – Brad Dubberley (Head); Technical Support – Chevvy Cooper; Personal Care Assistant – Angela Mansell; Physiotherapist – Simon Mole[18] Selected team of 4 athletes.

Support staff – Administration – Brenda Tierney (Section Manager); Coaches – Greg Crump (Head), Craig Purcell[18] Daniela Di Toro competed at her fifth Games.

Team Executive – Jason Hellwig (Chef de Mission), Michael Hartung (Deputy Cheff de Mission), Kate McLoughlin(Deputy Chef de Mission), Adam McCarthy (Paralympic Attache), Kurt Plummer (Security Liaison Officer), Jim FitzSimons (General Counsel)[18] Operations - Caroline Walker (Manager, Logistics), Anna Muldoon (Coordinator, Logistics), Chris Nunn (Manager, Coach Services), Steven Graham (Assistant, Coach Services), Greg Omay (Assistant, Coach Services), Natalie Hutchinson (Manager, Team Services), Cathy Lambert, (Coordinator, Team Services), Chris Voysey (Manager, Information Technology), Tim Murphy (Assistant, Information Technology), Genevieve McMahon (Manager, Classification), Steve Loader(Manager, Off Airport Processing)[18] Media Team – Tim Mannion (Manager, Media, and Communications), Shaun Giles (Manager, Multimedia), Margie McDonald (MLO), Gennie Sheer (MLO), Lachlan Searle (MLO), Chris Abbott (MLO), David Sygall (MLO), Jacqualine Chartres (MLO), Rebekka Wake (MLO), Sarah Rogers (MLO), Darcy Bonser (Coordinator, Multimedia), Olivia McGrath (Coordinator, Multimedia), Neil Cross (MLO), Jeff Crow (Chief Photographer), Judy Goldman (MLO, Sydney Office)[18] Medical Staff - Alison Campbell (Manager, SSSM), Linda Clow (Team Doctor), Corey Cunningham (Team Doctor), Geoff Thompson (Team Doctor), Ruth Fazakerley (Nurse/Clinic Administrator), Richard Bennett (Psychologist), Sarah Jack (Psychologist), Liz Broad (Manager, Nutrition), Siobhan Moran (Assistant, Nutrition), Jo Vaile (Manager, Recovery), Matthew Driller (Assistant, Recovery), Keren Faulkner (Manager, Physical Therapies), Penny Dayan (Physiotherapist), Gilian Niven (Soft Tissue Therapist), Scott Smith (Soft Tissue Therapist), Ebonie Scase (Physiotherapist), Zoe Horder(Personal Care Attendant)[18] The team returned to Sydney Airport to be greeted by a number of Australian Government ministers, family, friends and the media.