Vandals strike pioneer, war statues on Australia Day weekend
Saturday morning’s vandalism comes as anti-Australia Day protests are expected across Melbourne on Sunday January 26, despite ...
The Age13d
Monument to ‘Melbourne founder’ toppled, Anzac memorial defaced on eve of Australia Day
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A monument memorialising Melbourne’s controversial founder, John Batman, has been toppled, an Anzac memorial covered in blood-red ...
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Historic Statues Vandalized Amid Australia Day Controversy
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day protests. One of John Batman, linked to Indigenous ...
Sky News Australia13d
John Batman statue destroyed in Melbourne
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 ...
The Daily Telegraph13d
‘Horror’ as Anzac memorial defaced; John Batman statue cut in half by vandals
An Anzac memorial honouring fallen soldiers has been doused with red paint while a statue honouring John Batman has been destroyed and graffiti sprayed across a citizenship ceremony in the latest ...