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PR around F1 needs a good oil and lube

PR around F1 needs a good oil and lube

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Mar 20, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

As the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix crew motor out of town, Yassmin Abdel-Magied dispels the myth that Formula 1 (F1) racing is just for “revheads”…like herself…

What exactly does it mean to be an “Aussie”…?

What exactly does it mean to be an “Aussie”…?

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

We Aussies love to bring up the values that make up the national character, writes Yassmin Abdel-Magied, but do we all practice what we preach?

Us vs them: Where does an Aussie Muslim fit in?

Us vs them: Where does an Aussie Muslim fit in?

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Jan 14, 2015 | Featured, TBS Players

Yassmin Abdel-Magied grapples with the “us vs them” mentality in terms of her being an Australian Muslim – is she “us” or “them”?

Brisbane: Viva Brisvegas

Brisbane: Viva Brisvegas

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Aug 26, 2014 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Yassmin Abdel-Magied and the banana-benders of Brisbane would, in the friendliest way, like to disagree with Melbourne pipping their city in the friendly stakes…

S&M: Well-behaved children – Use the stick or (discounted) carrot approach?

S&M: Well-behaved children – Use the stick or (discounted) carrot approach?

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Jun 24, 2014 | Featured, Smoke & Mirrors, TBS Players

Reading that a Calgary cafe is giving discounts to well-behaved children, Yassmin Abdel-Magied doesn’t think it would have been much use to her parents…

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