Captain Cook statue cut down ahead of Australia Day | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
ByJames
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook was sawn off at the ankles and a monument to Queen Victoria was vandalised on the eve of Australia Day. The day commemorates the arrival of British colonialists, and there are growing calls to change the date in solidarity with Indigenous Australians.
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