Emma Pedler

SA Water has been accused of environmental malpractice after the death of a pygmy whale and two dolphins near a seismic testing site in South Australia's Port Lincoln.

Migrating whales are starting to arrive in Australian waters and a marine biologist says a research team dedicated to studying the creatures is on the brink of collapse.

Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man died in Port Lincoln Prison on Tuesday, June 4. They are preparing a report for the coroner.

The former head of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Sandra Saunders, has expressed her outrage over another First Nations death in custody.

As Tumby Bay farmer Dion LeBrun plunged into the freezing cold water from the town's jetty this morning in darkness, he couldn't help but smile.

A king penguin seen on the Coorong and Eyre Peninsula earlier this year was killed by a fox or dog. It also had two sizeable pieces of plastic in its stomach

Grey-headed flying foxes have been found in camps west of Adelaide for the first time.

ABC Eyre Peninsula Topic: History Port Lincoln is Australia's seafood capital, but its settlement was a violent chapter in SA's history. ABC News: Carl Saville

In short: It's been an exceptional whale season on the South Australian coast, where the return of southern rights — along with several

They call him "King Kyle", but swimming champion Kyle Chalmers is on the lookout for the next generation of athletic royalty on a talent search in his home town.