A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before ...

The nation might be divided over whether Friday is ' Australia Day ' or 'Invasion Day' but historians say some basic facts ...

The vandalism of a prominent Captain Cook statue in Sydney's eastern suburbs has been slammed as "barbaric" and ...

Was Australia ‘invaded’ by the British? I previously answered this question in detail in a previous article here. However, ...

We are just days away from Australia Day. I had in mind to update an essay I wrote for The Australian in 2014, The Shorter ...

Beach shacks have a distinctive identity as Australian emblems of summer holidays and unadorned simplicity. Yet, their ...

From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian ...

The east coast of New Holland was claimed by British Captain James Cook in 1770 who renamed the land New South Wales. In due course, this led to the First Fleet landing at Botany Bay in 1888 and the ...

In fact, it was the combination of science and art by patron Sir Joseph Banks and artist Daniel Solander on the voyage of discovery to the east coast of Australia in 1770 that inspired Captain Cook to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s east has been splashed with red paint and had its hand and nose knocked off in the leadup to ...

A high pressure system in the Bight is extending a ridge along the NSW coast. This high will move east into the Tasman Sea during Sunday, maintaining the ridge along the coast into next week. A low ...