S cott Hallett, 49, has that country stoicism. He’ll tell you that, at any point in time, his legs will stop working and he’ll collapse – but it’s not that bad. He’ll tell you that one time it happened and the fridge came down on top of him, but that’s nothing to worry about.

He’ll tell you that, around his house in Yarraman, in regional Queensland, he has piles of supplies, muesli bars and water, because sometimes he can’t get up for days after one of his falls. He once had to lie there for a week, in his own mess, because he couldn’t get up.

He’ll tell you, in his soft, calm voice, that when he is alone, he wears a crash helmet, in case he hits his head on the way down. But really, he’ll say, it’s no big deal. Kieron relies on NDIS after surviving a catastrophic diving accident –

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