The council said they were actioning plans to clean and restore the statue. Several of Cook’s statues in Australia have been damaged amid an ongoing debate about his legacy and the impact of ...

James Cook’s first voyage of exploration which saw him become the first European to lay eyes on Australia took nearly three ...

The bronze statue of Captain James Cook outside the explorer’s namesake cottage in Fitzroy Gardens has been repaired and ...

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 ...

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Vandals damaged the statue's hand and face and covered it in red paint Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James ... Captain Cook statues across Australia, and others ...