A memorial statue in the heart of the CBD for one of Melbourne’s founders has been cut in half on the Australia Day weekend.

The statue in Sydney’s east was splashed in red paint and had its hand and nose knocked off, the second time it has been defaced in 12 months.

A statue of the British explorer is splashed with red paint and vandalised in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Multiple statues, along with the location of a citizenship ceremony, have been vandalised in the latest attacks ahead of Australia Day.

A statue of Captain Cook has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged overnight in Randwick. NSW Police arrived the scene on the...

Vandals have hit two iconic statues in the lead up to Australia Day, with one of them cut in half.

Red paint has been thrown at a statue of Captain Cook at Randwick in Sydney's eastern suburbs

The busts of former Australian prime ministers have been decapitated and a statue of James Cook has been paint bombed in separate attacks just days...

Vandals have defaced a memorial to fallen police officers in The Domain, Sydney.

Vandals have defaced a memorial to fallen police officers in The Domain, Sydney.