PR around F1 needs a good oil and lube
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”…?
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?
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
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?
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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