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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 · 1h

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 · 5h

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,

Barron's · 2h

James Cook Statue Vandalised Ahead Of Australian National Holiday

Vandals in Australia poured red paint over a statue of famed British explorer James Cook, officials said Friday ahead of large anti-colonial protests expected over the weekend.

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 ...

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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The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back

The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.

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Australia Day long weekend double demerits now in effect

The Australia Day long weekend brings double demerits for motorists from three jurisdictions, applicable until midnight 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.

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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 ...

Significant progress made to end school funding wars as two more states sign on for public school funding deal

Two more states have agreed to sign onto the federal government's new school funding agreement which will see the Commonwealth lift its share of public school funding to 25 per cent.

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