Some Australians had long been watching as a reminder of colonial repression, so they didn’t feel like celebrating Sunday countries. Several protests have further advanced their opposition by destroying the statue to the British settlers and the King of England.
The damage in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra was a fresh sign of Australia’s Day when the British fleet sailed to Sydney Port and started prison colonies in the late 18th century.
Some Australians have pointed out that they have started suppression of indigenous people for centuries, despite the holidays at barbecue and pool parties. Some people prefer invading and survival days, and clarifies complaints through protests and other actions.
In Sydney this week, the statue of Captain James Cook, who claimed a part of the British crown on the Australian continent in 1770, was drenched on a red paint. His hand and nose were also cut. This statue recovered after facing the same attack last year.
In Melbourne, John Batman’s monument, John Batman, a monument of John Batman, an explorer who settled the city on the land occupied by Aboriginal, was destroyed early on Saturday. Melbourne protests have also painted the word “Landback” on the monument for Australian soldiers who fought in World War I.
Then, on Sunday in the capital, Canberra, there was graffiti in the statue of George V.
Australian officials accused the tragic act.
According to a television station 9news report, Victoria’s Prime Minister Jassin Alan said:
Police in Victoria and New Southwales said there was no arrest or accusation on Sunday afternoon in relation to Sydney and Melbourne. Cambera police did not respond immediately to the investigation.
People have protested for decades on Australia. The recent protests have been strengthened by the global black living problem movement. In this movement, people in the United States, the United Kingdom, etc. have defeated the statue of racism and repression.
Last year, in Melbourne, the statue of the Captain Cook was refused to the ankle, and the monument of George V was beheaded.
Many Australian authorities know the past of their racist colonial colonial era, and they are not afraid to say it publicly. In one example, the website in Melbourne has a section of “telling the truth” and talks about developing “a common understanding of colonization and confiscation of Aboriginal people.”
But simply acknowledging historical mistakes is not enough for some indigenous activists. It was clear when Charles III visited Australia last year.
“You are not our king,” said Charles, who holds the ritual title of the former British colonial head of state, spoke to Congress, and the voice rang. “Return to us. Give us what we stolen from us.”
The voice belonged to the indigenous Senator Lydia Soap, an activist of Aborigini’s rights. When a security guard used her from the room, she urged British colonies to accuse Genocide and the United Kingdom to enter the Australian indigenous treaty.
The king looked calmly from the stage.
