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 ...

Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January ... “Randwick City Council condemns this act of vandalism of the heritage Captain Cook statue,” he said. “Vandalism has no place in public discussion.

The City of Yarra in Melbourne has delivered a chilling message to activists everywhere: if you shout loudly enough, ...

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.

It's a tribute to the great circumnavigator Captain James Cook. It stands just feet ... including New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands (which still bear his name), and the islands of Hawaii.

Undated handout photo issued by Cambridge University of four Aboriginal spears that were brought to England by Captain ... James Cook more than 250 years ago and have now been repatriated to ...

sub_confirmation=1</a> The first map of Australia was charted by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman 130 years before Captain James Cook. It was thought to be lost for nearly 300 years! but after a long ...

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 ...

On Valentine’s Day, 1779, Captain James Cook invited Hawaii’s King ... After mapping both New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Cook headed to Australia, then known as New Holland.