Captain Cook Statue Sawn Off at the Ankles by Anti-Australia Day Protestors

‘This sort of vandalism, has no place in our society,’ Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen said.

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Captain Cook Statue Sawn Off at the Ankles by Anti-Australia Day Protestors — The remnants of a Captain Cook statue in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 25, 2024. A Captain Cook statue in Melbourne has been hacked off at the ankles the day before Australia Day. AAP Image/Diego Fedele

1/24/2024Updated: 1/24/2024

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A statue of Captain Cook in Melbourne has been hacked down, and a statue of Queen Victoria has been defaced, on the eve of Australia Day.

Both incidents occurred on the morning of Jan. 25.

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