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27 January, 2026
In Defence of Captain James Cook
With Australia Day approaching statues of James Cook will again become targets for vandalism by those who hold a negative view of him. Cook appears to have become the scapegoat for the ills of colonialism, yet Cook’s interactions with Australia’s First Nations people reflect his compassion for their position. In his journals Cook wrote positively about the lifestyle of the indigenous people and despite being refused permission to come ashore at Botany Bay, deliberately chose not to use force in an effort to avoid bloodshed.
Captain Cook at Botany Bay painted in 1902 by British Artist E.Phillips.
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