Captain Cook won the $250,000 Withers by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct to join the Kentucky Derby trail. Ridden by Manny Franco, Captain Cook ran nine furlongs in 1:51.83.

The statue of a person some call an "explorer" and others call a "colonizer" has been vandalized in Australia. English naval ...

Australia Day has kicked off with millions of residents celebrating the national holiday across the country. The long weekend has become a hot topic of debate with many calling for the date to be ...

A Western Australian man has been charged with displaying a Nazi symbol as police arrested 16 alleged neo-Nazis just streets away from an Invasion Day protest in Adelaide on Sunday.

Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of ...

Australia's national day on Jan. 26 is a date of mourning for many Indigenous Australians because it marks the day that Captain James Cook landed in Sydney Cove and the beginning of the country's colo ...

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of ...

Two historic statues in Melbourne were vandalised ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, which are expected to see ...

Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day protests. One of John Batman, linked to Indigenous killings, was sawn in half. A monument for WWI soldiers was defaced with 'land ...

From struggling with an eating disorder in her 40s, Tasmanian Joanne Cook is now being recognised with an Australia Day honour for her work to help others facing the challenge. Now 64, Ms Cook is ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Now 64, Ms Cook is being recognised for her tireless work in the mental health and eating disorder ...