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 covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of ...

Captain Cook Statue in Sydney Defaced Ahead of Australia's National Day SYDNEY (Reuters) - A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east ...

“Randwick City Council condemns this act of vandalism of the heritage Captain Cook statue,” he said. “Vandalism has no place in public discussion. It is an illegal act that does a disservice ...

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A statue of Captain Cook has been vandalised in Sydney's east. It comes after the heads of two prime ministerial busts were severed and stolen in a regional Victorian city. Police in both states ...

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 ...

NSW Police said officers were investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was splashed with red paint and had some of its sandstone damaged. The statue was vandalised in a similar way in ...

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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 ...

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 ...