Environment Minister Tony Burke talks like a jerk. He is not defending "Australian action on whaling" he is defending his inaction by not chasing whale poachers from Australian waters. Just as silly is his statement about us looking foolish by sending an Australian ship to the scene to do nothing. Another dunderhead on the Labor team. GC.Ed.
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said when the protesters tried to block the transfer of the harpooned whale's carcass from one vessel to another, the irate whalers tried to ram their boat.
Environment Minister Tony Burke said the focus should not be on which part of the ocean this happened.
“It doesn't matter what part of the ocean it is in, Australia's view is that it is just as illegal,” Mr Burke said.
“That's why we have taken Japan to the International Court of Justice.
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