Australia - Protest with graffiti
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Activists have sprayed graffiti on the historic home of the 18th century British explorer Capt James Cook to protest against Australia’s national day.
The stone walls of the two-story building known as Cook’s Cottage in Melbourne were painted on Thursday night with slogans such as “26th Jan Australia’s shame.”
January 26 is Australia Day and commemorates British settlement of Sydney in 1788 as a penal colony. Opponents call it “Invasion Day,” and regard it as a shameful reminder that Australian land was taken from Aborigines by British colonists without a treaty.
The Melbourne city council describes the cottage as Australia’s oldest building.
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