Ellen Whinnett

2 months ago | wetheitalians.com | Ellen Whinnett

BY: Ellen WhinnettA flight mix-up departing from Rome has left us with 24 hours to spare in Italy, so we decide to make the most of our time with a train trip to the historical hilltop town of Tivoli - a popular retreat for Romans. A beautiful hilltop town 30km northeast of the capital, Tivoli has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and ancient ruins are dotted about its ridges and gullies in the Sabine Hills.

Jul 7, 2024 | escape.com.au | Ellen Whinnett

Love Bali, but can’t stand the lengthy queues when you arrive? The winter exodus to our favourite holiday island is well underway, with tens of thousands of Aussies heading for Ngurah Rai International Airport. With flights landing from Australia and across Asia often within minutes of each other, queues of up to an hour are forming as people line up to pay for their visa-on-arrival at the immigration desks.

Dec 16, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Christine McCabe |Anthony Anderson |Ellen Whinnett |Sarah Elks

Detectives investigating a series of suspicious blazes in Perth have put a $25,000 reward on the line as they hunt for a suspected arsonist. Emergency services were called to bushland at Stratton, in the city’s northeast suburbs, shortly after 2am on Friday following reports of a fire. In a statement, WA Police said the fire was being treated as suspicious and that investigators were urging anyone with information to come forward.

Dec 3, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Madeleine Achenza |Ellen Whinnett |Duncan Evans |Elizabeth Pike

Mourners have gathered to farewell slain cop Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig at a touching police funeral in South Australia. Hundreds of community members gathered at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Monday to commemorate Sergeant Doig, who was killed during an alleged shootout on November 16.

Oct 25, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Kelsey Wilkie |Angus McIntyre |damon johnston |Ellen Whinnett

The body of a female staff member has been found in the bathroom of a prestigious school in Sydney, as police search for her male colleague. The grim discovery was made just before midnight on Wednesday after emergency services were called to St Andrew’s Cathedral School on Kent Street, in the CBD, following reports of a concern for welfare. The woman is yet to be formally identified, however she is believed to be in her 20s and a staff member at the school.