Peter Garrett's confirmation that the Government will not be sending a vessel to the Southern Ocean this year to monitor whaling is yet another blow to all those Australians who wanted to see some real action to stop the slaughter.

A full year after the election, and close to a year since obtaining footage of last year's hunt, the Rudd Government has still taken no steps to deliveron its election promise to support the legal case against Japanese whalers being undertaken by Humane Society International.

In Albany WA, the 30th anniversary of the last Australian whale hunt is being celebrated. But the celebration is muted by the ongoing hunt in the Southern Oceans. When will the Rudd Government stand up and take action on whaling?

Read more:

• Rachel Siewert's media release on this issue.
• Collected materials on the whaling campaign