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Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney

Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney. The hand and nose of the statue of Cook, who charted Sydney’s coast in 1770,

Reuters · 6h

Captain Cook statue in Sydney defaced ahead of Australia's national day

A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day,

Couriermail · 12h

More Sydney pubs shun Australia Day … now it’s just the ‘long weekend’

Another major hospitality group has decided to snub Australia Day celebrations, instead encouraging patrons to spend money at its ritzy venues on the “January Long Weekend”.

BBC on MSN · 5h

Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the statue in Sydney has been vandalised.

Barron's · 2h

James Cook Statue Vandalised Ahead Of Australian National Holiday

Vandals in Australia poured red paint over a statue of famed British explorer James Cook, officials said Friday ahead of large anti-colonial protests expected over the weekend.

A corpse flower is set to bloom in Sydney

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia.

Reuters · 17h

Thousands queue in Sydney to see rare corpse flower bloom

Known for its smell of putrid, rotting flesh, a Corpse Flower has bloomed for the first time in 15 years at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney on Thursday (January 23). The botanical gardens chief scientist Brett Summerell explains the reason for the smell and visitors share their impressions of the flower.

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Mental Floss · 11h

Tune Into a Livestream of a Blooming Corpse Flower in Sydney

The corpse flower at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden—nicknamed Putricia, a combination of putrid and Patricia —is drawing an enormous crowd. People are waiting three hours to see her bloom and get a whiff,

How bad is Sydney’s housing crisis? It’s an early sign of economic decline

Affordability isn’t just about young people staying at home longer than they might want to. It’s an alert for a brewing catastrophe.

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Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...

Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the ...

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'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discovery

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

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Australia's deadliest spider is actually three different species

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

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Tennis Australia warns against competing in Russia after Thanasi Kokkinakis reportedly played there

Herald newspaper reported Friday that Kokkinakis defied advice from Tennis Australia not to play in a St. Petersburg exhibition nearly two months ago.

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Foxtel axing online access to streaming services in country Australia, including Binge, Kayo Sports

Exclusive: Foxtel has made changes to its terms and conditions that has seen the end of online streaming access in remote ...

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