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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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Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’

A statue of the British explorer is splashed with red paint and vandalised in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Al Jazeera

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

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Captain Cook statue in Sydney doused with red paint ahead of Australia’s controversial national day

Randwick mayor says vandalism does ‘disservice to reconciliation’ but Greens councillor says statue marks ‘devastating impacts of colonisation’

The Guardian - AU

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

Evening Standard

Does this float your boat? Replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour for sale for £2 million

The boat is one of two existing replicas of The Endeavour in the world, and is currently run as a tourist attraction in Whitby

Evening Standard

Statue Toppled As Australians Reckon With Bloody Past

Statues of British colonial figures Captain James Cook and Queen Victoria were damaged in Melbourne on Thursday, as annual Australia Day celebrations were again marked by division and protest.

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Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

Salon

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.

The Conversation

Larrakia renew calls for treaty at 50th anniversary of the raising of their flag

In 1972, Darwin's traditional owners raised their own flag and made their voices heard as they pushed for recognition. Although the Queen never got back to them, they never gave up the struggle.

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