It has been a tough few days around the world, but don’t lose faith just yet. There are plenty of things out there that will make you smile and restore you faith in humanity.
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Here are a few:
1.The NSW Police made this young boy’s dreams come true. Domenic Pace, who has cystic fibrosis, always wanted to be a superhero. With the help Make-A-Wish Australia and the police he carried out a vital rescue mission and saved the city of Sydney from dangerous villains.
2.The #IllRideWithYou hashtag to support Muslim commuters feel safe after the Sydney siege. It was started by Tessa Kum, a TV content editor and writer who lives in Sydney.
3.The FREE HUGS campaign. Juan Mann started the campaign after returning to his hometown of Sydney. His sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
4.Councils and communities all over Australia are making changes so the state's most beautiful places can be enjoyed by people with disabilities. Check out this wheelchair-accessible matting at Williamstown Beach.
5.These unlikely friends will definitely put a smile on your face. Dave Watson from NSW was driving through a storm when he saw a baby magpie sitting abandoned on the side of the road. He took the little animal home to care for it and the two have been inseparable since. The magpie, named Chook, is even a local celebrity in the town on Dungog.
..oh and Chook’s best animal friend is a bunny called Bugalugs.
6.A New Zealand tattoo artist, Jason Ward, applies a stick-on tattoo to a woman with Down Syndrome, Suzie, every week.
7.Remember when dozens of passengers worked together to rock a train carriage back and forth to free a man caught in the gap at a Perth station?! Talk about team work.
8.Sam the koala, and this photograph, became a symbol of hope and resilience amidst the loss and trauma of Australia’s worst bushfires on record - Black Saturday.
This photograph Sam receiving water from the drink bottle of Country Fire Authority (CFA) firefighter, David Tree was a small piece of hope amidst the flames.
9.The general joy Pokemon GO has brought to a generation of people in Australia is fantastic...not to mention the hilarious photos.
10.This is one from the wide world of the internet. We don’t know who she is, or where she lives, but who does not love a free rainbow?!