Australia holds firm on whaling ban as Iceland accused of killing rare blue whale

A blue whale and her calf Source: Getty Images
Australia says it will oppose any moves by Japan to lift the 32-year moratorium on commercial whaling as the killing of what appears to be a rare blue whale in Iceland sparks an international backlash.
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