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 ...

Arthur Phillip believed he could turn a monumental ... Robertson has lobbied for decades to have the oft-overlooked captain’s remains — believed to be resting in the grounds of a church ...

Ahead of Australia Day, two historic statues in Melbourne were vandalized. A statue of colonist John Batman was damaged, and a monument commemorating WWI soldiers was defaced with red paint. The ...

On Jan. 26, 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed near what is now Sydney. • In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. • In 1939, during the ...

Cook charted Australia's east coast in 1770, laying the groundwork for the later decision to send the First Fleet, which was led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Australia Day is a contentious holiday ...

ANALYSIS: While NZ has begun a marathon public hearing into the Treaty Principles Bill, Australia’s national day on January 26 continues to bring up issues on the history of colonisation and the ...

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 ...