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Cook statue vandalism: one of these reports is not like the others

15 June 2020

1:09 PM

15 June 2020

1:09 PM

In the early hours of yesterday, the statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park was vandalised, allegedly by two women.

Here’s how the “Independent Always” — in other words, preening latte left — Sydney Morning Herald reported it:

Here’s how the out and out left Guardian Australian covered it:

In contrast, this is what the ABC was saying about the episode at around the same time as the SMH report appeared — and well after The Guardian:

No mention of any Greens.

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