Should Australia take an aggressive stance against Japanese whalers?

No, just prohibit it in Australian waters and take a diplomatic approach to discourage it. It would be improper to act with aggression against a key ally.

Yes, but encourage the ending of commercial whaling- simply protecting whales in Australia's waters is not effective- whales are migratory and travel through international waters for breeding season, so the whales that travel Australia's coastline would remain under threat. Perhaps we could extend the pressure of a ban to be from Australia to Antarctica, which encompasses a large part of multiple species' migration, and is an important route for whales.

Japanese traditional whale hunting practices however should be allowed to continue if sustainable.

just prevent Japanese whaling in Australian waters and try to take a diplomatic approach to discourage Japanese whaling

No, just prevent whaling in Australian waters and undertake diplomatic approaches to discourage Japanese whaling. It may not be consistent with our values, but we shouldn't overly inflame relations with an ally we hold in high regard.

No, but prohibit it in Australian waters and take diplomatic efforts. It may be immoral, but we should not act with aggression against citizens of a steadfast ally.

Yes, but only if they enter Australian waters and also try to diplomatically discourage Japanese whaling.

Yes, take a tough active stances on all excessive fishing within Continental Australia and Australian territory waters

I don't agree with whaling but we can't be telling other cultures what to do when we still let our native people kill endangered animals like sea turtles and dugongs... So no.

Not exactly, but prevent whaling in Australian waters, and take a diplomatic approach to discourage whaling.

The Australian government taking aggressive stances on other countries' environmental damage is deeply hypocritical given its track record, especially in the oceans

No, but make them pay taxes in our waters.

Compromise with the Japanese dudes. It’s not hard.

I need to know how serious this issue is

An active stance should be taken but not in a aggressive manner

Yes, when it violates our own waters, and we should work diplomatically with other nations to find alternatives to current natural and living resource depletion

Yes, however, the "aggressiveness" shouldn't be taking military actions, or shooting the Japanese Whalers.

Support more humane methods and a cap on the number based on observed populations and limit impacts on breeding Cycles

Take an active stance specifically against commercial whaling. Traditional hunting practices are not equivalent to commercially hunting endangered species to near extinction

This shouldn’t be simply an Australian issue, this is global issue. We must do what we can with our resources and not exert those

Yes, if it is creating a large pollution issue or putting any creatures on a possible extinction watchlist

we have Isolationism Full-Bore non-stop.

Discourage whaling in general.

Allow certain species of whales to be harvested

Develop sustainable whaling to reduce the current decimation of tuna stocks.

Enforce whaling only in Japanese waters. Assist the Japanese in a sustainability program.