Defacing of Historical Statue During Australia’s Remembrance Day ‘Very Disappointing,’ Says Mayor

A statue of Lachlan Macquarie in Sydney's Windsor is seen defaced on April 25, 2023. Courtesy of Angels Florist/Facebook

A statue of a historical figure in Sydney’s northwest was defaced while Australians gathered to commemorate ANZAC Day.

The words, “Here stands a mass murderer who ordered genocide,” was spray painted onto the statue of Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth governor of New South Wales, at McQuade Park in Windsor.