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On August 23, 2017 there was a World News 24h report detailing calls to change the inscription on the statue of Captain Cook in Sydney's Hyde Park.
On August 23, 2017, Stan Grant was interviewed on the ABC explaining his objections to the inscription on the statue of Captain Cook in Sydney's Hyde Park.
On August 26, 2017, there was a World News 24h report detailing damage to some of Sydney's colonial statues, including that of Captain Cook in Hyde Park.
On August 26, 2017, Channel 7 and Channel 9 carried News reports detailing damage to some of Sydney's colonial statues, including that of Captain Cook in Hyde Park.
On June 23, 2016, Sky News reported the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreeing that Australia's settlement by the British could be described as an 'invasion'.
On August 27, 2017, The Party for Freedom Australia, a right wing patriot group, declared their support for the Captain Cook and Governor Macquarie statues and promoted a rally they were to hold.
On August 14, 2017, PBS ran a report on the background to the controversy around Confederate statues in the United States.
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On October 19, 2017, Public History Weekly published an analysis by Robert Parkes titled ' Are Monuments History?'
The article is an attempt to explain the historical significance of public monuments and draws on the recent discussion in Australia around Captain Cook's statue in Hyde Park, Sydney as well as the riots in Charlottesville when statues of Confederate leaders were to be removed.
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On September 9, 2017, The Alice Springs News Online published a letter titled ' Is the Stuart statue next?' asking whether the debate around the statue of Captain Park in Hyde Park Sydney was likely to lead to a more general attack on prominent explorers and others from Australia's colonial past.
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On September 8, 2017, CNN ran a news report titled ' Statue becomes lightning rod for Australian nationalists'
The report focuses on the contention that has arisen since Stan Grant's comments on the inscription beneath the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park.
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On September 8, 2017, Medium published an editorial titled ' Alt-left blogger Stan Grant wants Aussie statues torn down' claiming that Stan Grant wanted colonial statues removed and that he was attempting to foment racial disharmony.
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On September 6, 2017, The Townsville Bulletin published an editorial titled ' Tearing down monuments will not right the wrongs of the past'
The comment regrets the manner in which the recent debate about the significance of historical statues has degenerated into personal abuse.
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On September 4, 2017, Inside Story published a comment by Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History at the Australian National University. The comment is titled 'The Statue Wars' and explains the symbolic significance of public statues commemorating aspects of history. The professor calls for a capacity to recognise and value differing perspectives.
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On September 2, 2017, The Brisbane Times published a report titled '"Patriotic" protesters cause a stir in Sydney's Hyde Park'
The report details the actions of a group of protesters opposing the vandalism of some of Sydney's colonial statues.
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On September 1, 2017, the Centre for Independent Studies published a comment by Jeremy Sammut which disputes Stan Grant's claims that Australia's mistreatment of Indigenous peoples has been largely ignored by history.
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On August 27, 2017, Central Western Daily published a letter from Brian Keighran titled 'Statues and memorials must remain in place'
The letter offers a justification for referring to Captain Cook as the discoverer of Australia.
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On August 26, 2017, The Gold Coast Bulletin published an opinion piece by Graham Hryce titled 'ABC Aboriginal TV presenter Stan Grant cooks up a recipe for turmoil'
The comment criticises Grant for unnecessarily promoting a divisive issue.
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On August 25, 2017, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the University of South Australia, titled ' The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate'
The comment is essentially a defence of the issue raised by Stan Grant and of the position he adopts.
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On August 24, 2017, The Daily Telegraph published an analysis and opinion piece by Bruce McDougall titled ' Captain Cook statue row: Agreeing on history's not simple' which suggests disputes about the nature of Australia's history are difficult to resolve. The piece quotes a range of opinion.
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On August 24, 2017, The Illawarra Mercury published a report titled 'Clover Moore refers concerns about Macquarie statue to Indigenous panel'. The report details the actions taken by Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore in relation to statues and street names celebrating former New South Wales Governor Macquarie who has been accused of order the killing of Indigenous people.
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On August 23, 2017, the ABC Internet site published comment by Stan Grant titled ' It is a "damaging myth" that Captain Cook discovered Australia'. This is an extension of Grant's earlier piece comparing the attitudes of Australia and the United States toward historical instances of racism. The piece is also in part a response to criticisms of the earlier article.
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On August 23, 2017, The Guardian published a report titled ' Captain Cook statue: Sydney refers "discovery" claim to Indigenous board' which details the decision by the Sydney City Council to refer the matter of the inscription on the Cook statue to Indigenous board.
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On August 22, 2017, Yahoo 7 News published a report titled ' Stan Grant questions Captain Cook's place in Australian history' which details Grant's criticisms and gives a range of responses to them.
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