On the eve of Australia Day, a Captain Cook statue in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs was attacked and vandalised, with red paint ...

Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a contentious holiday in the country as it is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney ... the heritage Captain Cook statue, ...

A statue of British hero Captain James Cook has been vandalised just days before Australia Day celebrations kick off. The sandstone monument of the explorer and naval captain situated in Randwick, ...

A statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s east has been splashed with red paint and ... write “no pride in genocide” and draw the outline of an Aboriginal flag on the monument. On Thursday night, the heads ...

A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national ...

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of ...

Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney.

Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday where tens of thousands across ...

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.

The statue in Sydney’s east was splashed in red paint and had its hand and nose knocked off, the second time it has been ...

Police in Sydney are investigating after a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day. Police said several items ...

Captain Cook Statue in Sydney Defaced Ahead of Australia's National Day SYDNEY (Reuters) - A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east ...