Australia Day, Sydney and James Cook

Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday. New South Wales police said it received reports of a vandalised statue in Sydney’s Eastern Beaches at Randwick on Friday morning and that officers had seized “a number of items” at the scene.
Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day
Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the destruction of their cultures by European settlers.
More Sydney pubs shun Australia Day … now it’s just the ‘long weekend’
Another major hospitality group has decided to snub Australia Day celebrations, instead encouraging patrons to spend money at its ritzy venues on the “January Long Weekend”.
Captain Cook statue vandalised before Australia Day celebrations
A statue of James Cook, the captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, has been sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before the country’s national day...
Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney
Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney.
Captain Cook statue in Australia defaced ahead of ‘Invasion Day’
SYDNEY >> A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia’s national day,
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day
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 investigating.
James Cook Statue Vandalised Ahead Of Australian National Holiday
Vandals in Australia poured red paint over a statue of famed British explorer James Cook, officials said Friday ahead of large anti-colonial protests expected over the weekend.
'Wax and wane': Has support for changing the date of Australia Day really collapsed?
Polling from Resolve Strategic, published in Nine Newspapers, shows 24 per cent of respondents want to change the date, a ...
Learning my own family history ended my indifference to Australia Day
How do I reconcile being a proud white Australian who benefited from the English taking this land with knowing what that ...
Albo Talks Australia Day After Poll Finds Most Aussies Now Want To Keep The Date
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has weighed in on the annual Australia Day debate… kinda. When asked about recent polling that shows support for changing Australia Day celebration to a day — literally ...
When is the Australia Day public holiday this year?
Because January 26 falls on a Sunday this year, many people will get a long weekend thanks to a public holiday on Monday.
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An angry culture war surrounds Australia Day
For years, the question of whether to move Australia Day to a less contentious date has loomed over the festivities.
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All Of The Invasion Day Marches, Rallies And Events Happening Around Australia In 2025
All the Invasion Day marches, rallies and events to attend around Australia in solidarity with our First Nations people.
Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia
The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...
‘Ratbag’ protesters to disrupt Australia Day with ‘huge protest’
Sky News host Peta Credlin has discussed the “huge protest” planned for Sydney on Australia Day. “Some 30,000 activist and ...