A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, two worlds collided: Captain James Cook set foot on Australian soil. To some he is a courageous explorer; to others he is a coloniser who stole land from the first ...

It is the second time in a year the statue has been defaced. It was subjected to similar vandalism in February last year before being repaired. Police investigating the graffiti s ...

The Captain ... where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners. The monument stands on the shore of Kealakekua Bay. Today, this is a popular ...

British explorer Capt. James Cook first spotted the bay ... scuba dives to behold the large white Captain Cook Monument that sits across the bay. There's also a traditional religious site, Hikiau ...