What Went Right - 25 JAN 2017

[megpie71]

Three stories about "what went right" (rather than "what went wrong") from the mainstream media.

From flowers to law: how a career in floristry prepared the 2017 National Indigenous Law Student of the Year by Carla Mascarenhas (ABC Coffs Coast)

A profile of Johanna Byrne, winner of the National Indigenous Law Student of the Year award from the Attorney-General's Department.

Perth Zoo stalwart Tricia turns 60, 'doing well' despite slowing down by Eliza Laschon (ABC Western Australia)

Tricia, the elephant matriarch of the Perth zoo herd, has turned sixty, making her one of the oldest elephants under care in an Australian zoo.

Australian of the Year awards 2017: Who are the nominees? by ABC Australia (uncredited)

Brief profiles of each state's nominee for Australian of the Year for 2017.

So, there's my three for the day. If you've found any stories about "what went right" in your mainstream media feeds, why not share them in the comments?

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[megpie71]

These are the ones which didn't make it into the main post.

Five things you probably don't know about Australia by Bernie Hobbs (ABC Science)

Meg Lanning says women's cricket 'has come a long way', hopes pay gap improves over time by Stan Grant (ABC 7.30)

Autism diagnosis spike linked to change in understanding of spectrum, study finds by Emily Bourke (ABC, The World Today)

Ken Wyatt sworn in as first Indigenous minister in Malcolm Turnbull's reshuffle by Stephanie Anderson (political reporter, ABC Australia)

Photographing one of the world's tallest trees in Tasmania's Styx Valley by Carol Rääbus (ABC Radio Hobart)

[heliopausa]

Thanks, Meg! Here's mine for today:

Student inventors design a multi-function, affordable wheelchair (Vietnam News)
Winners of a student design competition; I like the sign-language conversion gloves, too. :)