PM plays down impact of whaling verdict on Australia's relationship with Japan

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 23 2018 - 10:06pm, first published April 1 2014 - 7:30pm

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has played down the impact of the International Court of Justice's whaling decision on Australia-Japan relations, saying the relationship between the two countries, was "much, much, much" bigger than the disagreement.

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