Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...

The statue - which was first unveiled in 1874 ... which was led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Australia Day is a contentious holiday for some, particularly among those in Aboriginal and Torres ...

Ahead of Australia Day, two historic statues in Melbourne were vandalized. A statue of colonist John Batman was damaged, and ...

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

Tens of thousands of people across the country joined protests in support of Aboriginal groups, who say the date is not one ...

Australia's national day on Jan 26 is a controversial date for Indigenous Australians. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This is because Cook’s expedition paved the way for the 1788 decision to send the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip to the new continent. In January 2024, a statue of Cook in Melbourne ...

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the statue ...