Career
He served as Assistant Minister for Tourism in the Newman Ministry from 2012 to 2015. He was previously known for being a chief of staff and opinion columnist for News Corporation. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, King launched his first publishing venture Raptanite at age 15, a monthly magazine sold across Australia to promote urban music
After graduating from secondary school, King moved to Sydney to work in investment banking before being appointed assistant editor and later editor of Revolver magazine, a free weekly street press newspaper focusing on music, art and culture.
In 2003, as Papunya"s youth co-ordinator, King was involved in opening a music recording studio which was hoped to deter young people from petrol sniffing. He was promoted to business editor at sister publication The Cairns Post in 2006 and promoted as chief of staff in December 2007.
King"s camera was confiscated by police. In 2006, he was promoted to business editor at The Cairns Post, and later became chief of staff and editor-at-large at the newspaper.
In 2015, King launched online news site Cairns Now, and wrote the biography of former Queensland premier Campbell Newman.