The statue near St Kilda beach was defaced and papered with flyers calling for the abolition of Australia Day celebrations. | MartaPascual3
A Melbourne monument depicting Captain James Cook was doused in red paint overnight as part of an Australia Day protest.
Port Phillip detectives are investigating the incident and have urged anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the police.on the eve of Australia Day in 2018, scribbling the words “no pride” beneath Captain Cook’s feet along with the Aboriginal flag. The discovery came on the same day a statue of Captain Cook in Sydney was defaced, and a day after busts of former prime ministers Tony Abbott and John Howard were vandalised in Ballarat.Protesters across the US tore down and vandalised statues and memorials of Confederate soldiers and generals following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
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