The Captain Cook statue in Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, was vandalized amidst anti-Australia Day activities. Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin criticized the Melbourne council for not restoring the monument. The vandalism is part of a culture war on Australia's civic pride, according to Nick Cater.
Peta Credlin has unleashed on the ABC and the political docuseries Nemesis declaring the public broadcaster “failed to put the record straight” and left many of Malcolm Turnbull’s criticisms unchallenged. https://t.co/kgJzbXcr59
Australia Day is under attack from an unholy alliance of vandals and bureaucrats. Captain Cook monuments are being torn down by protesters, and local officials are refusing to restore them. This is a culture war on Australia’s civic pride, says Nick Cater https://t.co/RySONinAiO
Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin has scolded a Melbourne council as "clowns" after it floundered to "cretins" who vandalised a Captain Cook monument. https://t.co/qKMWVYaskE
Melbourne's vandalised Captain Cook monument is unlikely to be replaced after it was knocked over in a slew of anti-Australia Day activity across the country. https://t.co/40fhkxvGRv
A Captain Cook statue in Edinburgh Gardens has been vandalised just days after two other statues were targeted in Melbourne. > https://t.co/XjWA5UcgXe https://t.co/Uha7Amh8Mn