Ferrier Stephanie
Stephanie Ferrier has been a journalist since 1992 and joined the ABC's Melbourne newsroom in 2007. She has worked as a producer at the Australia Network, reported for Stateline Victoria and works as a television and radio reporter. Prior to that she worked at CNN and BBC World in London.
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Fashion and footraces at Flemington as crowds exceed 80,000 at the 2023 Melbourne Cup
Tens of thousands of punters descended on the Flemington Racecourse for the running of the 2023 Melbourne Cup — the 163rd iteration of the historic race.
Born premature, Charlie had just begun to see 'light at the end of the tunnel'. Then he was hit by a killer disease
After the Streeters lost their newborn son to necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), they began a journey to build awareness and support for research into the devastating condition.
Only two people in Australia know how to show Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer in its full IMAX glory
There is only one IMAX 1570 film print of the new-release epic in the southern hemisphere, and the only two projectionists trained to show it are treating the spool like "liquid gold".
In Thuy and Yoong's flood-damaged house, dinner from the day they fled is still on the stove
Even when the initial water and silt is cleared, flood-affected residents in Victoria may not be able to return to their homes for months due to a backlog of insurance claims, a shortage of restoration workers and a lack of building supplies.
Emotional Anzac Day for Jeep the military dog and his longtime partner in service
Jeep, a 14-year-old shepherd who helped with the search for missing plane MH370, wore his medal and a purple poppy to recognise the many thousands of other animals who have served in Australia's defence forces.
Australia's largest trauma hospital sees 'devastating' rise in life-threatening stabbings
The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne says it has seen an "alarming" increase in stabbing injuries over the summer, prompting warnings more public education may be needed.
'Like a scene from Love Actually': Emotional reunions at airport as SA opens borders
For months an effective fortress with almost no COVID-19 cases, South Australia is now welcoming double-vaccinated travellers from NSW, Victoria and the ACT, with many expressing their delight.
Australian Ballet leaps to new heights with skateboards, highwire and men doing duets
One of the stars of the Australian Ballet's world-premiere production of The Happy Prince literally takes ballet to new heights as dancers soar high above the stage in a contemporary production which features a "living fruit salad" of cultural references.
Exhibition shines new light on 'wayward women' of colonial Victoria
A Melbourne exhibition is shedding fresh light on the underbelly of Victoria's colonial past, including a harrowing story of a woman who dropped her newborn baby into the Yarra River.
Man accused of causing death of pregnant partner granted bail
A driver accused of causing the death of his pregnant partner after she was flung from his moving car is granted bail in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
The fashion-forward punters outdoing the roses at this year's Melbourne Cup
Pastels and bold patterns are in this year, but is racing out? As the industry deals with issues around the treatment of horses, punters continue to embrace the Cup in dazzling style.
Police defend tactics after another day of protests outside Melbourne mining conference
Senior Victorian police defend their tactics, including the pushing of a journalist and the use of pepper spray, during protests outside a mining conference, saying officers are ready to respond the same way tomorrow.
Police officers and protester taken to hospital after clashes at climate rally
Police arrest more than 40 demonstrators who were blockading the entrance to an international mining conference in Melbourne, while two officers who were injured during an arrest are taken to hospital for treatment.
Cricket bat attack accused sent to adult prison after detention centre locked down
Three men accused of attacking staff at a youth justice centre in central Victoria with a plastic cricket bat will be sent to adult prison. It follows another incident earlier this week when an inmate allegedly attacked a worker with a makeshift knife.
Medical scanners could soon be used to turn history into virtual reality
A state-of-the-art, ultra-high resolution medical scanner is being used to bring the costumes and performances of opera star Dame Joan Sutherland to life, in what could be a taste of the future of museums.
'Extraordinarily violent and horrifyingly callous' murderer to stay behind bars for life
Murderer Michael Cardamone, who tortured and callously killed Victorian woman Karen Chetcuti-Verbunt in 2016, has his life jail term upheld by appeal judges who say the "dreadful punishment" is fit for "a dreadful crime".
Families of Bourke Street victims fight police bid to suppress review of operations before attack
Families of the six people killed in the Bourke Street car attack fight a legal bid by Victoria Police to keep secret an internal review of police operations in the days and hours leading up to the deadly rampage.
AEC rules Liberal volunteer helping nursing home residents vote did not breach rules
The Australian Electoral Commission finds a Liberal Party volunteer who helped residents of a Melbourne nursing home to vote at a mobile polling booth did nothing wrong.
Man charged with murder after Geelong woman found dead in Melbourne's Chinatown
Homicide detectives charge a 32-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a Geelong woman's body in a laneway in Melbourne's Chinatown.
'Cruel use of fire as a weapon': Triple murderer sentenced to 30 years' jail
A man who murdered three people by setting fire to a disused factory in Melbourne's west is sentenced to 30 years' jail.
Records to be tested as Victoria and SA brace for scorching conditions
A severe heatwave threatens to break all-time records in South Australia and Victoria today — including the maximum of 46.1C in Adelaide set in 1939 — as experts warn that "nowhere is going to escape the heat".
Aiia Maasarwe's death brings Melburnians together to grieve, again
For the second time in barely seven months, residents of a city in mourning have come together to grieve the loss of another young woman who never made it home.
Policeman cleared of assaulting woman in her lounge room
Corinna Horvath's nose was broken in her Hastings home, prompting an apology from Victoria Police and a UN Human Rights Commission finding against the force. But a jury finds David Jenkin not guilty of assault after his lawyers argued the use of force was appropriate.
Parties clash over ballots and flyers in final days before Victorian state election
The Labor Party loses its battle to have fresh ballot papers printed in a northern Melbourne seat as Liberals consider legal action against Premier Daniel Andrews over how-to-vote cards in the inner city.
Victorian schools hit 'tipping point' as a baby boom generation comes of age
One outer Melbourne school is feeling the squeeze so tightly, it had to remove lockers from corridors to prevent kids getting caught in a crush. It's among Victorian schools feeling the squeeze — and looking for ways to get bigger.