Sunday, February 21, 2010

Tensions over Whaling

Australia has made it known in this past week that if Japan will not come to an agreement over the issue of whaling they will take the matter to the International Court. Japan and Australia have always been strong allies and trading partners, and many Japanese fear that because of American influence Australia may be going through with legal procedure for the wrong reason. For a country so developed, open, and environmentally conscious they still continue to hunt whales and defend their actions by saying it is for science when most of the meat goes towards food. Despite this, Australia and Japan are not going to let it effect their trading.

By: Albie Braun

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