Ellen Whinnett (born 2 July 1971[citation needed]) is an Australian journalist.
[1][2] Whinnett was born in Launceston, Tasmania and worked for Tasmanian newspapers The Examiner, The Mercury and the Sunday Tasmanian, where she was chief reporter, for nine years before joining the Melbourne Herald Sun in 2005.
[3][4][5][6] She won the 2004 Walkley Award for print news reporting for her coverage of Richard Butler's controversial tenure as Governor of Tasmania, which eventually led to his resignation.
[4][7] She was the lead journalist on the Herald Sun's Take A Stand campaign against domestic violence, which was shortlisted for a Melbourne Press Club award and a finalist for a Walkley Foundation Our Watch award.
[8][9] In 2016, she broke the story of federal minister Stuart Robert's trip to China for a deal signing for a company that he held shares in, which subsequently forced his resignation.