Sculptor Peter Schipperheyn and his 22-year passion project, a 4.2 metre high sculpture of indigenous tribesman William Barak. Picture: Aaron Francis

Wirin is a 9 metre high sculpture in Yagan Square, Perth. This primal spirit is described by its creator Tjyllyungoo, aka Lance Chadd, as a personification of the “eternal sacred force” that “connects all life of ‘boodja’, or mother earth”. Picture: AAP

A controversial bust of James Cook draped in a bronze balaclava. The bust was created by Jason Wing, a Sydney artist of Aboriginal and Chinese heritage, and was purchased in 2013 by the National Gallery of Australia.

Monument Australia documents a number of memorials to Aboriginal people, including this statue of Mokare, who was well known in his short life for being a peacemaker, and an effective mediator between black and white communities. He died on 26 June, 1831. A park consisting of native bushland on the northern side of Mount Melville in Albany, WA, was named after Mokare in 1978.

A monument to Pastor Sir Douglas and Lady Gladys Nicholls in Parliament Gardens Reserve in the CBD of Melbourne. The husband and wife team were prominent campaigners for Indigenous rights and justice, and played an instrumental part in the 1967 referendum movement in providing comfort and assistance to many people who were homeless, in need of help or who were disenfranchised.

Brad Beetson at the unveiling of the statue of his father, rugby league player Arthur Beetson, at Suncorp Stadium. Picture: News Corp