A 'whale of a day' for Cetacean news...

The Courier mail reports that a POD of humpback whales was spotted playing off the Gold Coast yesterday as a Sydney judge ruled that environmentalists should not be allowed to fight for them in the Federal Court.

Simon Benson from The Telegraph reports; Japanese victory: the whale hunt is on!

Benson says:

JAPANESE whalers have been given the green light to hunt whales in Australian waters after the Federal Court ruled they could not be prosecuted under Australian law.

Justice James Allsop said his decision was based on a Federal Government submission which warned of diplomatic repercussions if the case was allowed to be heard.

The decision means a resumption of whaling – including endangered humpback whales – is free to go ahead in a matter of weeks, and in Australian waters.

The Humane Society International (HSI) applied to the court last year to have a case heard which would seek to prosecute Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha for whaling in Australian waters near Antarctica.

News.com reports on the court ruling here and JAPAN TODAY leads with the story here

The 'Kiwis' are joing the battle here.

Underwater, no-one can hear you scream!

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