The statue of a person some call an "explorer" and others call a "colonizer" has been vandalized in Australia. English naval ...

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of ...

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.

Vandals damaged the statue's hand and face and covered it in red paint Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was ... ahead of the Australia Day weekend.

Police in Sydney are investigating after a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day. Police said several items ...

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 ...

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 ...

In January 2024, a statue of Cook in Melbourne was doused in paint and sawn off at the ankles on the eve of Australia Day. The vandals wrote on the plinth of the statue: “The colony will fall.” ...

A well-known statue of Captain James Cook was vandalized once again in 12 months ahead of the Australia Day weekend.As per BBC, the statue, which was first revealed in 1874 was defaced with red paint ...

The statue of Captain James Cook in Randwick has been vandalised ... and any “suspicious behaviour around monuments” over the Australia Day long weekend should be reported.