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Iskhandar Razak

Verified
Melbourne
As seen in: ABC Western Victoria, MSN Australia, MSN New Zealand, ABC News (Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), The World Today (Podcast), The New Daily, Mogaznews En
Journalist and ABC 7PM Victoria weekend anchor. World watcher, culture vulture, sports fan and off-key music man. Views my own, not the ABC's.
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Program: Clown doctors bring joy to patients

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By Andy Park Verified, Alison Xiao, Iskhandar Razak Verified
| The World Today (Podcast) Verified
They say laughter is the best medicine, but while easy to prescribe, it can be harder to swallow, if you're not in the mood. At hospitals across the nation, specialised entertainers known as clown doctors, or laughter care specialists, are being deployed in an effort to lift spirits. Their patients aren't just the young but also the young at heart.
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Mother-daughter duo to reignite light at Melbourne's dormant Star

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By Iskhandar Razak Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Charli-Koko, 12, lives with a rare chromosome deletion disorder, and her mother has terminal cancer. But as they embrace and gaze up at Melbourne's giant but dormant Star, they see a future together. "Over here, look Kokes," Mel Olsen exclaims, pointing up at the 120-metre-tall observation wheel in Docklands. Charli-Koko looks up and points as well. Looking at the wheel is something the two would do often five years ago, when it was operational.
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Frankston beer microbiologist's orchid hobby is helping document rare species

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By Iskhandar Razak Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
It is the middle of winter and Robert Mitchell is snapping photos of flora in Frankston. It is an obsession that started during Melbourne's COVID lockdowns, in the warmer months, when this same reserve was in bloom. "I took up orchid hunting basically," he said. Some of the rare orchid species documented by Robert Mitchell. (Supplied: Robert Mitchell) Australia has about 1,800 native orchid species, and more than 400 are native to Victoria.
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