The vandals threw red paint, sprayed graffiti, knocked off the hand, nose and part of the face of the statue on Belmore Road in Randwick on Friday. Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January ...

In Sydney this week, a statue of Captain James Cook, who claimed part of the Australian continent for the British crown in 1770, was drenched in red paint. Its hand and nose were severed ...

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 ...

The vandalism of the statue comes in the lead up to Australia Day. Picture: NewsWire/ Brendan Beckett Saturday morning’s vandalism comes as large anti-Australia Day protests are expected across ...

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.

A statue of British explorer James Cook in Sydney was vandalized with paint and damage shortly before Australia Day, raising tensions around the holiday known as Invasion Day by Indigenous Australians ...

The statue had been repaired after a similar incident last year. Australia Day on 26 January is considered a day of mourning by many Indigenous Australians, as it marks the day Captain Cook’s ...

SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 ...