Hyde Park Captain Cook statue vandalised with angle grinder
The statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park almost had its feet chopped off on Sunday morning, after two 27-year-olds allegedly took an angle grinder to the 145-year-old monument.
The statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park almost had its feet chopped off on Sunday morning, after two 27-year-olds allegedly took an angle grinder to the 145-year-old monument.
Premier Chris Minns has conceded the NSW government may not have the power to stop Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal from going ahead if the he wins the next Federal election.
The NSW Coalition would scrap land tax hikes and bring back Active Kids Vouchers if they were ever to retake government, Opposition leader Mark Speakman has promised.
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