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

Australia Day on 26 January is considered a day of mourning by many Indigenous Australians, as it marks the day Captain ...

A statue of a founder of one of the country's biggest cities has been damaged ahead of Australia Day as vandals douse a war ...

It comes nearly 24 hours after vandals targeted the busts of former Australian prime ministers in Ballarat, along with ...

A memorial to Melbourne’s controversial founder John Batman has been severed in half on the eve of January 26.

Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Australia Day in protest, highlighting it as a day of mourning for Indigenous ...

While Cook is historically recognised as the explorer who charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as a prelude to the violent colonisation, ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...