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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.

The Independent on MSN · 4h

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day

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, dispossession and systemic oppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

U.S. News & World Report · 8h

Captain Cook Statue in Sydney Defaced Ahead of Australia's National Day

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,

Associated Press · 3h

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.

Thousands of Australians without power as heavy rain, damaging winds lash New South Wales

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low pressure system ...

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Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in latest antisemitic attack in Australia

Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, ...

How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change ...

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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.

Foreign Actors May Be Funding Antisemitic Attacks, Australia Says

Australian detectives are examining whether foreign entities are funding criminal groups to carry out antisemitic attacks in the country.

Australia Investigates if Foreign Actors Were Behind Recent String of Antisemitic Attacks

Detectives in Australia are investigating whether foreign actors paying criminals are behind the recent string of antisemitic ...

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Sydney childcare center torched in latest antisemitic attack in Australia

Police say they are stepping up investigations after building was graffitied with anti-Jewish slogans and then burnt, causing massive damage but no injuries ...

Antisemitic attacks in Australia: A timeline of escalating events

Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023.

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New South Wales the best performing Australian state for solar PV in December 2024

Rystad Energy's David Dixon stated that New South Wales was the best-performing state for utility-scale solar in December ...

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Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list

A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...

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