Princess Beatrice welcomed her second child in January 2025 — and the baby’s name appeared to have a sweet nod to Queen ...

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 ...

Australia's national day on Jan. 26 is a date of mourning for many Indigenous Australians because it marks the day that Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove and the beginning of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the event involved interaction between Captain Arthur Philip’s English crew coming ashore in Sydney Cove and indigenous people, a call ...

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 ...

A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, the second such incident in as many years. New South Wales Police said they were ...

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 ...

If you were to pull this average Australian away from the barbecue for just one moment and ask why we celebrate on the 26th, you’d likely get a vague answer that mentions Captain Cook ...

In the week I spent visiting vineyards, I had conversations about Lord Nelson, Alexander Humboldt, Christopher Columbus, Captain Arthur Philip and Agatha Christie. These days, of course, most visitors ...