Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day protests. One of John Batman, linked to Indigenous ...

Vandals ripped the John Batman monument from its plinth near Queen Victoria Market and seemingly sawed it in half. Crews ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens ...

Ahead of Australia Day, protests erupted over the celebration date, deemed a 'day of mourning' by Indigenous Australians.

A statue of John Batman, who founded the country’s second-largest city but was also involved in the killing of Aboriginal people, was found sawed in half on Sunday morning in Melbourne.

Saturday morning’s vandalism comes as anti-Australia Day protests are expected across Melbourne on Sunday January 26, despite ...

A statue of colonist John Batman, a founder of the country's second largest city who was also involved in killings of ...

Vandals ripped the John Batman monument from its plinth near Queen Victoria Market and seemingly sawed it in half. Crews arrived around 9:30am to remove the damaged statue using a crane and ...