An avid Phillip scholar, Robertson has lobbied for decades to have the oft-overlooked captain’s remains ... tells the story of ­Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet’s epic journey to ...

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 ...

Never mind that Cook’s arrival on these shores was separated from the First Fleet’s by almost two ... the date governor Arthur Phillip formally proclaimed the brand-new colony on the banks ...

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 ...

eventually settled in what Captain Arthur Phillip called Sydney Cove, very close to what is now Circular Quay. So ended one of the great nautical achievements of the modern world. So many books have ...

On 26 January 1788, Captain Arthur ... Phillip led his 1,000-strong party, of whom more than 700 were convicts, around Africa to the eastern side of Australia. In all, the voyage lasted eight months, ...

The journey was arduous, first sailing south towards South America before turning eastwards at Cape Town and voyaging through the Great Southern Ocean to make its arrival at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip ...

In 2025, Amnesty International Australia is encouraging all staff and supporters to stand in solidarity with their local First Nations communities and attend Invasion day rallies and events. On ...