The whales have won. The people have lost. Thanks to the savage aggression of the Sea Shepherd, the Japanese have pulled out of their Antarctic whaling season. It’s a historic defeat, says Ben Pobjie.
Japanese whaling
Why will Sea Shepherd welcome back its violent archer?
The Sea Shepherd group says it will welcome back activist captain Peter Bethune after he was charged with possessing lethal bow and arrows. Are they now condoning violence, asks Stuart Nettle?
Political snippets: Political advertising or government information?
Shameless cynicism from our leaders is what we’ve come to expect, no questions or answers with VIC ALP, whaling show business and other political snippets.
Spare a thought for the Japanese voice of anti-whaling
Not all of Japan is pro-whaling. Greenpeace’s Japanese operation is fighting the government on a number of fronts to end the slaughter, reports Dan Bray.
Mungo MacCallum: Rudd must fire in the whaling war
If Japan’s whaling doesn’t end soon, Kevin Rudd will have to take the risk of legal action against the Japanese government, if only to maintain his own political credibility.
Whaling pact must keep with the times
The countries with thriving whale tourism must “start exerting a little more effort to have this hands-off use of these mammals become the main focus” of whaling agreements, says Andrew C Revkin.
A whale of a compromise
At an International Whaling Commission meeting in Madeira this week, a compromise to Japan’s whaling will be sought — one that could produce a win-win situation, says Remi Parmentier.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Here’s the word from the Golf Club (a genuine cross-section of voters) about the “important” things making news this week.
Dirty backroom dealing on whaling
All is not what it seems with the whaling issue. Yes, the injunction issued by the Federal Court is great news but unfortunately it won’t do the trick, writes Sue Arnold.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Japanese whaling … Corey … Victorian police … Citigroup and the subprime mess … Rudd’s sideburns … Ray Williams …
Japanese whalers flee from the gaze of Greenpeace
Greenpeace has successfully disrupted the Japanese whaling effort in the Southern Ocean, with the Esperanza now pursuing the Nisshin Maru, the factory ship that is key to the Japanese operation, out of the whaling grounds, writes Thomas Hunter.
Four and a half thousand kilometres Southwest of Fremantle…
… on the bridge of the Greenpeace Ship Esperanza.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Why the Liberals lost … Labor induced motion sickness … Japanese whaling … Leave Bindi alone .. an appalling list … Gerard Henderson and the culture wars …
Perhaps someone does read Greg Sheridan
In this morning’s Australian the man modestly billed as “the most influential foreign affairs commentator in Australia” turned his attention to Australia’s gun boat diplomacy over Japanese whaling, writes Richard Farmer.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Japanese whaling … what do the Liberals stand for? … IR and WorkChoices … misreporting science … US08 … the Oz op-ed page …
Time for Rudd to get legal to save the whales
Hiring a former P&O cruise ship and sending down aircraft is okay. But Australians wants to see the killing stopped, not monitored.
