Australia: Push for whale protection to be debated
AAP: Australia's push for new protections and research rules for the world's whales will be debated at a three-day meeting starting on Thursday (2100 AEDT) in London. Australia has sent five delegates to the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) forum, organised in the hope it can modernise its operations which have been stymied by bitter divisions between member nations. The Australian delegation has prepared a lengthy submission, with the backing of Environment Minister Peter ...