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Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2026: ‘profound’ novel based on Yolngu oral history wins $80,000

Judges praised A Piece of Red Cloth as a ‘landmark achievement in fiction’, with Kate Wild, Zana Fraillon and Rohan Howitt also winning in their categories

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In the 1770s, Captain Cook released pigs and goats in New Zealand to feed future sailors. Their descendants still threaten the country's native forests today

When Captain James Cook sailed through New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds during his second and third voyages in the 1770s, he deliberately released pigs and goats into the bush, hoping to establish a self-sustaining source of meat for future European sailors who might pass through the region. Cook could not have…

The Times of India

Captain Cook's famous shipwreck RI 2394 finally found after a 26-year search in Rhode Island

For more than 250 years, nobody knew exactly where Captain James Cook's famous ship, HM Bark Endeavour, had ended its journey. The vessel is famous for carrying Cook on his historic Pacific voyage between 1768 and 1771. After returning to England, however, the ship quietly entered a new chapter of…

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'Death to Australia': vandals target colonial statues

Two monuments in a major city's CBD have been defaced in the lead-up to Australia Day, with leaders condemning the vandalism as disgraceful and despicable.

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To buy or not to buy? $2m Shakespeare folio headlines literary treasures on sale at Melbourne’s rare book fair

Booksellers converge for a history-spanning set of offers which includes an ancient Chinese cheat sheet, a jungle cookbook and the first illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice

The Guardian - AU

Apple’s well-timed love affair with India is being tested by Trump's 'little problem' with CEO Tim Cook

Apple's growing reliance on India for manufacturing iPhones is being attacked by Donald Trump.

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Vandalised Captain Cook statue's removal ignites debate

The decision to remove a controversial Captain Cook memorial after repeated acts of vandalism has sparked debate among leaders.

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A Missing Statue Head Of King George V Was Spotted At Kneecap’s Melbourne Gig

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King's severed statue head makes cameo at hip-hop gig

Nine months after it was hacked off, the severed head of a King George V statue has reappeared at a Melbourne gig for Irish rappers Kneecap.

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Severed head of King George V statue may have resurfaced at Irish rappers’ Melbourne gig

Hip hop trio Kneecap appeared to show head of King’s Domain statue beheaded nine months ago

The Guardian - AU

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Beefed-up security has prevented vandals doing more damage to a statue of Captain Cook as a historical cottage was defaced with anti-colonial graffiti.

AAP

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day

Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off

The Independent UK

Plants collected on Cook voyage in new online archive

An online archive of more than one million plants has been created, including specimens collected by Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's 1770 Pacific voyage.

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The most unusual property sales of 2024 — from a lighthouse to a nuclear bunker

There were no shortage of wacky properties to hit the market this year, including nuclear bunkers, a studio with a cell and a replica of the HMS Endeavour

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Marc Fennell: ‘Nobody wants to be lectured about colonialism, but everybody loves a treasure hunt’

The podcast and documentary maker on his restless work ethic, telling stories and treating colonial crimes like a heist movie

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King's beheading costs ratepayers, Captain Cook returns

A vandalised statue of King George V will cost tens of thousands of dollars to clean and repair, while a statue of Captain Cook makes a comeback.

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Another monument attacked with King George V beheaded

Victoria Police are investigating how and why vandals beheaded and covered a King George V monument in red paint.

Evening Standard

Aboriginal spears seized by Captain Cook's crew to return to Australia

Dame Sally Davies, Master of Trinity College at Cambridge University, said it was the ‘right decision’ to return the spears

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First items taken by Cook returned to Aboriginal owners

Four spears have been returned to traditional owners more than 250 years after British soldiers stole them at James Cook's first contact with Aboriginal people.

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Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

New Zealand poet Tusiata Avia takes on racism in her latest work, as her acclaimed stage show Wild Dogs Under My Skirt comes to Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Shells from Captain Cook’s final voyage saved from skip

Important collection rediscovered during house-clearing includes numerous rare species

The Guardian - AU

Captain Cook statue outside Melbourne’s Cook’s Cottage toppled amid spate of attacks

City of Melbourne council says CCTV footage shows a group cutting down statue early Monday in the third attack on a Captain Cook memorial in Melbourne this year

AAP

Another Captain Cook statue toppled by vandals

A third monument to Captain Cook has been damaged in Melbourne, with the local council assessing whether a statue in Fitzroy Gardens can be repaired.

AAP

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

A push to heritage-list Sydney's colonial statues has been voted down by NSW Labor and the Greens in a move described as being part of ongoing "culture wars".

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Captain Cook to return as council reinstates statue

A Melbourne council will return a Captain Cook statue that was vandalised after voting down a motion to consult the community on a new location.

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