UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

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.

AAP · Feb 7, 2024

Cook memorial replacement up to council, says premier

The decision of whether to replace a second vandalised Captain Cook memorial lies with the local council, according to Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan.

AAP · Jan 30, 2024

Melbourne council considers permanent removal of Captain Cook memorial after vandalism

The stone memorial at Edinburgh Gardens, in Fitzroy North, was toppled and spray-painted with the words ‘cook the colony’ on Sunday

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024

Captain Cook statue hacked, Queen memorial vandalised

A Captain Cook statue in Melbourne has been hacked off at the ankles ahead of Australia Day, and a memorial to Queen Victoria has been covered in paint.

AAP · Jan 24, 2024

Vincent Namatjira’s paintbrush is his weapon. With an infectious energy and wry humour, nothing is off limits

Vincent Namatjira, a Western Arrernte artist, is Albert Namatjira’s great-grandson. His genre is portraiture, but with a twist: loaded with satire and post-colonial politics.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

Timeline: Indigenous Voice, treaty and truth in Australia

Indigenous people’s 60,000 years of connection to their country should be recognised, leaders say.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

Brandi Salmon appropriates paintings by old masters like da Vinci to include Aboriginal women

Negative representations of Indigenous people by artists who are not Aboriginal have inspired Wiradjuri woman Brandi Salmon to re-imagine works by old masters including Vermeer and da Vinci.

ABC News · Sep 13, 2022

Rado explores its past

In 1962, Rado launched the Captain Cook series, whose variants included the hugely-successful Over-Pole Worldtimer designed for an era when international travel was a new thing.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Calls for Foundation Day public holiday to recognise Bungaree and Flinders' roles in Australia's history

Author and songwriter Ted Egan thinks September 8 should be a public holiday to celebrate the day Australia was given its name, and recognise the role of explorers Bungaree and Matthew Flinders in our history.

ABC News · Jun 26, 2022

'Australia's S***test Big Things' shortlist a joke to some, but not everyone's laughing

From the Big Banana to the Big Lobster, Australia has more than 230 novelty sculptures. Now a public vote on a satirical Facebook page has revealed our four "S***test Big Things".

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022