Yasmin Jeffery
Yasmin Jeffery is a reporter with ABC Entertainment. She previously reported for ABC Everyday and worked with ABC News Digital as a journalist/producer before that.
Latest by Yasmin Jeffery
Were you a Saddle Club kid? Good news: the horse girl is having a resurgence
We catch up with mixed-species Berlin DJ HorsegiirL and the Saddle Club's Keenan Macwilliam to chat the birth, death, and subsequent rebirth of horse girldom.
Who gets to stay above the flood line in Brisbane? This question consumes Phoebe Paradise
Brisbane artist Phoebe Paradise turns the tension between Queenslander houses and their environment into works of gothic, sci-fi art.
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ICYMI: Bridgerton is back, Ayo Edebiri slays SNL, Sophie-Ellis Bextor announces Aus tour, plus loads more
All the entertainment and pop culture news you might've missed, from Daft Punk's potential return to True Detective drama and more.
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Meg and Nicki's beef, Britney fans trolling JT and *those* Dune popcorn buckets — what you missed over the weekend
/ By Velvet Winter, Jared Richards, Katherine Smyrk, Al Newstead, and Yasmin Jeffery
From the lowdown on all the tidbits you missed in the Hottest 100, to Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion's feud, here's all the latest entertainment news you might need.
Eight Oscar nominations for Barbie isn't a snub — here's why
The internet is fuming that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were passed over for best actress and best director nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards. So how did we get here?
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ICYMI: Jacob Elordi is very tall on SNL, the most hyped films from Sundance, and Pitchfork gutted
/ By Dan Condon, Yasmin Jeffery, Jared Richards, Katherine Smyrk, and Velvet Winter
From the Minecraft movie to a juicy Brent Street reality show, here's all the latest entertainment news.
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She's cleaned up awards season and Ireland adores her. Who is Ayo Edebiri and why is she stealing hearts?
Not only has Ayo Edebiri cleaned up with trophies this awards season — she's also (and this is more important) stolen the internet's heart. Join us as we unpack why.
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Huge new Michelle Yeoh series fuses black comedy and martial arts: The best of what to watch this January
New year new content! Here's what's good and new to streaming this month that you might not have heard of yet.
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From Darra to The Gap: How Netflix recreated 1980s Brisbane in Boy Swallows Universe
Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe is an extremely Darra story but that's not where much of the Netflix adaptation was filmed. In fact, a lot of it was shot outside of Brisbane.
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Summer bingeing sorted: The best shows of 2023 according to ABC Entertainment
Happy holidays! As everyone obviously knows, time off work/school = more time to watch TV. Hours upon hours of TV.
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Nathan Fielder's new series with Emma Stone is 'excruciating, cinematic masterpiece' about gentrification
In The Curse, Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone play an excruciating couple who make you laugh but also want to cry.
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'We feel alive again': This is what gave Ku Htee confidence after moving to Australia as a refugee
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
The 21-year-old spent the first 15 years of her life in a refugee camp near the border of Myanmar, imagining what life would be like elsewhere. Her family finally made it out in 2015, but after moving to Melbourne she felt like she "couldn't do anything".
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What happened after Cindy-Lee got pregnant at 19
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
The young mum felt "numb" after her pregnancy test came back positive because she thought it meant the end of her career in agriculture, as well as her identity. But then a conversation with her bosses changed everything.
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The six big moments you need to know about from Eurovision 2021
SPOILERS AHEAD! Eurovision is back after a two-year absence — and the glitzy grand final in the Netherlands has everything from big guest stars to unexpected mic drops and delightfully over-the-top post-win reactions.
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All the glitz and kitsch of Eurovision 2021, as it happened
By Andrew McGarry and Yasmin Jeffery
SPOILERS AHEAD: We have a winner at Eurovision 2021! Relive all the highlights as they unfolded on our live blog.
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Have a sneak peek at the 10 top challengers for the Eurovision title in 2021
By Yasmin Jeffery and Andrew McGarry
Australia's no longer in it to win it, but the good news is Europe's entries are *giving* this year. Who are you going to support out of the hot favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest?
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Montaigne was told to write a winning Eurovision song. Here's what happened next
Dynamic range, a surprising moment and spectacle: this is Montaigne's strategy for a winning Eurovision song. But with Australia's performance the only prerecorded song, will it be enough to nab her a spot in the final?
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Why Mark wants you to watch what happens on his farm even if you have nothing to do with agriculture
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
It doesn't matter who you are or where you live: Mark is making videos about the day-to-day life on his farm for you, so you can make choices that align with your values in the supermarket.
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Alyssa is just 17 years old, but has already adapted her behaviour to fit into white spaces
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
While she wishes she could just "be herself", as a Gamilaroi woman Alyssa finds herself using a slew of methods to go under the radar and stay safe as part of everyday life.
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When Sam went sober, she wasn't thinking of how it would impact her single status
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
Sam used to down a shot of whisky before dates. Now she's completely sober and navigating dating without booze for the first time. Here's what it's like — and why you might want to give it a go, too.
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Why you feel like an impostor at work and why it might never go away
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
Emma received international recognition for her scientific work at the age of 19. Yet, she still feels like an impostor, and the experts say she might for her entire career.
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Prince Philip obituary: The boy who wouldn't be king
By Yasmin Jeffery and Sarah Motherwell
They met as children, at his cousin's wedding. Philip and Elizabeth's paths would eventually cross again, but in the years before they became an iconic couple, the blue-eyed, ash-blond boy earned a reputation as a ladies' man and distinguished naval officer.
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Lily wishes able-bodied people knew the truth about how she thinks of her wheelchair
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
Lily has a pretty good idea of how the able-bodied world can view people who use wheelchairs. She doesn't want your sympathy for what she's gone through, or to be an inspiration. She wants you to think about how you see disability.
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When he was six years old, Kaleb 'died' and his memory was wiped. It meant he lost all connection to his origins
By Yasmin Jeffery for Heywire
As a young Asian man with autism adopted into an Australian family, Kaleb has to prove himself every day. All he wants is a chance to share the power of languages with the world. But who will give him a break?
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How Ella's periods changed her entire life
By Yasmin Jeffery and Katie McAllister for Heywire
Ella is bleeding today, as she has been every single day since October 13 last year. The 17-year-old has endured years of irregular, heavy and painful periods and there isn't a corner of her life they haven't touched. So why hasn't she been diagnosed with endometriosis?
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