The Latest Breaking News from King Island

A 43-year-old man has died while free diving with friends off Tasmania's King Island, taking Australia's summer drowning toll to more than 40 people.

Dairy giant Saputo has indicated it may sell its award-winning cheese-making operations on remote King Island amid a strategic review.

A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery.

With demand for green energy set to soar, many Australian companies are already on that path and some are already producing power.

Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island.

Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of the whales, which were discovered Monday on Tasmania's King Island, off the southeastern coast.

At least 14 young sperm whales found dead in a stranding on a beach on King Island off Australia’s state of Tasmania.

At least 14 endangered sperm whales - thought to be a "bachelor pod" of young males - has been stranded on King Island on Australia's island state of Tasmania, which is known to be a hotspot for the freak incidents

Surfers and swimmers are urged to stay clear of a stranding of whales off King Island in Bass Strait due to the danger of sharks being attracted by the carcasses — with experts saying most of the animals were young males.