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Steve Irwin can dock in Australia: govt

Anti-whaling vigilantes are hoping for a party when they arrive in Australia, after the federal government said it would let them in despite a Japanese request to bar them entry.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Steve Irwin has suspended its pursuit of Japanese whalers through Antarctic waters and is heading to Hobart to refuel.

Japan had requested the "pirate-like" group be refused entry.

The government had prevaricated on the issue but on Thursday said the protesters would be allowed in.