Peter Garrett and Stephen Smith insist on whaling reform
Dennis Shanahan; 24/6/08
Australia is pressing ahead with radical reform of the International Whaling Commission, despite signs of compromise from Japan and anti-whaling organisations. As federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett arrived in Santiago, Chile, for the whaling commission’s annual meeting, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the IWC could no longer remain a forum at which the number of whales to be culled was determined. Mr Smith said in Canberra yesterday that while Australia would maintain bilateral pressure on Japan to secure whaling reforms, the issue would be pursued “in a multilateral forum like the International Whaling Commission”. “Australia wants to reform the International Whaling Commission,” Mr Smith said.
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Tags: Australia, Environment, Japan, Pacific