The many talents of Yassmin Abdel-Magied, an activist not afraid to cause a stir

By Michael Koziol
Updated October 6 2016 - 11:28am, first published October 1 2016 - 12:15am
"Everything starts out as a pipedream": Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 25, is an eternal optimist. Photo: Andrew Meares
"Everything starts out as a pipedream": Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 25, is an eternal optimist. Photo: Andrew Meares
Yassmin Abdel-Magied poses for a selfie with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at an Iftar dinner during the election campaign. Photo: Supplied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied poses for a selfie with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at an Iftar dinner during the election campaign. Photo: Supplied

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is one of those people whose daily accomplishments flood you with guilt for all that time spent on the couch. At 25, she is already a certified mechanical engineer, activist, writer, television presenter, social justice warrior and former Queensland Young Australian of the Year.

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