Stephanie Gardiner
Stephanie Gardiner is a reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Email or tweet her with your news tips.
Naden set to stand trial a year after his capture
Stephanie Gardiner A year to the day after he was captured by police, the case of Malcolm Naden may come to an end, with a court being told he is mentally fit to enter a plea.
Naden case approaches climax
Stephanie Gardiner Malcolm Naden has been deemed fit to enter a plea a year to the day after he was captured by police following seven years on the run, a court has heard.
Blow for mine tycoon's bid to halt ICAC inquiry
Stephanie Gardiner Mining magnate Travers Duncan's attempt to shut down an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry has been dealt a blow by a court refusing access to a letter his lawyers argued may show...
Woman wins discrimination case
Stephanie Gardiner After a three-and-a-half year legal battle, Julia Haraksin has won a discrimination case against a bus company that wouldn’t let her book a trip because it did not have wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Millionaire's bid to shut down ICAC inquiry suffers setback
Stephanie Gardiner Mining magnate Travers Duncan's attempt to shut down an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry has been dealt a blow, with a court refusing access to a letter that his lawyers argued may...
Keli Lane's murder appeal dates set
Stephanie Gardiner Convicted baby killer Keli Lane will have her appeal heard over two days in July.
Schoolboy's mystery death in fight
Stephanie Gardiner Playground rumours, squabbles about siblings and plans for a fight after school.
'All I could do was scream out his name': mother's partner pleads guilty over death of boy, 4
Stephanie Gardiner The mother of a four-year-old boy, who was killed by her drug-addled de facto partner, says she could only scream out her son's name when she found him blue in the face and lying on his bedroom...
DNA, a dead brother and a rape 20 years ago
Stephanie Gardiner A man has pleaded guilty to raping an elderly Holocaust survivor in a Sydney car park more than 20 years ago, after his legal team raised the possibility that his dead brother was involved in the...
40 lashes under 'Islamic law': men guilty of assault
Stephanie Gardiner Four men have been found guilty of giving a Sydney electrician 40 lashes with a cable, which they said was a punishment under Islamic law for drinking alcohol and using drugs.
Teenage boy sucked into drainpipe found dead
Stephanie Gardiner A teenager who was sucked down a drainpipe at a golf course on the mid-north coast has been found dead, police say.
Now Reeves may face a manslaughter charge
Stephanie Gardiner FORMER gynaecologist Graeme Reeves, whose jail sentence was increased by 18 months on Thursday, faces the prospect of a manslaughter charge after fresh claims his negligence cost a new mother her...
The lure of a fresh start ended at a north shore brothel, court told
Stephanie Gardiner A trial has revealed claims of modern-day slavery behind the surface polish of the north shore: women allegedly shipped in, told to perform unprotected sex acts and forced to pay off debts to their...
Former bikie jailed for torching police car
Stephanie Gardiner The former national president of the Nomads bikie gang will spend at least another nine months behind bars after admitting to torching a paddy wagon, which was parked outside his tattoo parlour in...
Woman's partner shot in head after father drowns
Stephanie Gardiner OVER the course of a ''strange'' and ''tragic'' 60 minutes, a Queensland woman's father drowned and her partner was shot in the head on the mid-north coast, police say.
'It's just a strange set of circumstances': woman's partner shot in head after father drowns
Stephanie Gardiner Over the course of a "strange" and "tragic" 60 minutes, a Queensland woman's father drowned and her partner was shot in the head on the mid north coast, police say.
Triplets charged after alleged attack on police officers in Bankstown
Ilya Gridneff and Stephanie Gardiner Five people from the same family, including 18-year-old triplets, have been charged after seven police were injured while responding to a domestic violence incident in Sydney's south-west.
Lost in the darkness: tragedy as mother drowns off boat
Stephanie Gardiner IT WAS clear and calm when a northern Sydney family of four sat on their boat anchored at Rose Bay, taking in a direct view of the city skyline early on New Year's Eve morning.
Police fear Lin murder accused will flee
Stephanie Gardiner Police fear the man accused of killing five members of the Lin family will flee to China, where he has significant financial and family connections, if he is granted bail, a court has heard.
Mother charged with murder 'seeking perfect life'
Stephanie Gardiner THERE were rubber ducks in the bathroom, a bright purple chair, fresh towels and a clean jumpsuit laid out for the baby on a change table.
