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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Captain Cook statue and cottage in Fitzroy Gardens has been vandalised again, just weeks after being reinstalled after repairs.

A bronze statue of Captain James Cook has been returned to its spot in Fitzroy Gardens close to a year after it was toppled in an act of vandalism. The cost to repair the damage and return the ...

A bunch of statues have been targeted in recent years. This includes the Captain Cook statue and cottage in Fitzroy Gardens just last month when three people were captured on CCTV allegedly trying ...

A statue of Captain Cook and his family's 18th century home have been vandalised in Fitzroy Gardens, in Melbourne's CBD. It follows a string of attacks targeting colonial figures, including a ...

A medallion of General Franco in Salamanca, Spain. Erected in 1879, the statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park bears an inscription that claims Cook “discovered” Australia. But those ...

Police are investigating after vandals attempted to behead a statue of Captain Cook just two weeks after it was reinstalled in East Melbourne. It is believed two offenders spray-painted the 18th ...

The paint has since been cleaned off the cottage. The statue of Captain Cook also stands in the gardens and was damaged in attempts to cut off its head. The vandalism comes just two weeks after ...