do.  I want to know which specific law that the Japanese are actually bound by that they are breaking. Albie says: 11:25am | 07/01/10 @Jeremy I suspect that when the Govt was in opposition (i.e. when the promises were made), they had not quite grasped the legal situation fully... They can't really rectify the situation either because Australia wants those waters to be Australian waters - so KRudd can't very well emphasise publicly that they're not aussie waters so he can't do anything... that would somewhat send the wrong message to the Japanese. A conundrum if there ever was one. Maybe it's time to review the Antarctic Treaty? Albie says: 11:25am | 07/01/10 @Jeremy I suspect that when the Govt was in opposition (i.e. when the promises were made), they had not quite grasped the legal situation fully... They can't really rectify the situation either because Australia wants those waters to be Australian waters - so KRudd can't very well emphasise publicly that they're not aussie waters so he can't do anything... that would somewhat send the wrong message to the Japanese. A conundrum if there ever was one. Maybe it's time to review the Antarctic Treaty? CSallen says: 11:24am | 07/01/10 We should let Rudd do for the whales just what he did for the environment in Copenhagen! Oh wait a second, he did NOTHING. At least Sea Shepherd are highlighting the issue to the media around the world. If they weren't there all we'd get would be an