A new public statue of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter shows a bright future for Australian monuments
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Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
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 ...
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Monuments in Australia Are Vandalized to Protest National Day
In Sydney this week, a statue of Captain James Cook, who claimed part of the Australian continent for the British crown in 1770, was drenched in red paint. Its hand and nose were severed ...
The Independent19d
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
The vandals threw red paint, sprayed graffiti, knocked off the hand, nose and part of the face of the statue on Belmore Road in Randwick on Friday. Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January ...
The Independent17d
Multiple monuments in Australia defaced to protest country’s national day
The statue had been repaired after a similar incident last year. Australia Day on 26 January is considered a day of mourning by many Indigenous Australians, as it marks the day Captain Cook’s ...
Indigenous rights activists protest as Australians mark anniversary of British colonization
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in support of Aboriginal groups who ...
Call to build Novak Djokovic statue shot down as Australian Open fans' booing deemed 'reasonable'
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley's call for Novak Djokovic to be immortalised in statue at Melbourne Park has been shot down by Aussie broadcaster Gerard Whateley, who also argued that fans were ...
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Proposed Novak Djokovic statue at AO causes controversy
In a recent proposal, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has recommended the installation of statues at ...
The Australian19d
‘Senseless’: Statues of ex-PMs decapitated while Captain Cook statue splashed with red paint days out from Australia Day
Two statues of former Australian prime ministers have been beheaded and a Captain Cook statue splashed with red paint days out from Australia Day. Busts of former Labor leaders Paul Keating and ...
The Australian19d
Two Iconic statues have been vandalised in Australia Day attack
The vandalism of the statue comes in the lead up to Australia Day. Picture: NewsWire/ Brendan Beckett Saturday morning’s vandalism comes as large anti-Australia Day protests are expected across ...