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Activists in Australia have toppled a statue of Capt James Cook and daubed a statue of Queen Victoria with red paint in protest at British settlement of the country more than two centuries ago.

Poverty amid plenty, environmental destruction, mistrust of institutions, rampant urban spread, employment uncertainty, disaffected youth and financial chaos, welcome to Planet Barr, says letter writer BILL O'CONNELL.

The sooner you start talking to children about history and race, the better, <strong>Sisonke Msimang</strong> writes

Letter writer STEPHEN SAUNDERS says endless population growth has always been a hit with Mr Albanese and Mr Barr, but not so with voters, who in every reputable recent poll say they don't want a return to massive levels of migration.

Four spears taken during Capt Cook's expedition in 1770 have been at Cambridge University ever since.

ONE hundred years ago this week, Darlington was given one of the most remarkable gifts in its history: a big game collection, the finest in the north of England, including 182 heads of exotic animals and an enormous stuffed creature that was to become a feature of many Darlingtonians’ childhoods. The Northern Echo in 1921 said the collection comprised “a magnificent Polar bear, the head and hide of a royal black-maned lion, the head and skull of a huge white rhinoceros, and a gigantic b...

Intrigue and romance were synonymous with Mayfair long before Bridgerton appeared on our screens, discovers Carla Passino. If a part of London were ever to be crowned Queen of Romance, Mayfair would be it. The former home of Dame Barbara Cartland and the literary backdrop to Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton (although the Netflix series was mostly filmed in Bath for Regency authenticity), it has witnessed love affairs, romps and liaisons as entrancing as any penned by either author.     Its very fo...

February 12, 2021 A successful virtual gingerbread baking class was hosted to share a special Polish holiday tradition with the global community. Japanese children making gingerbread cookies during the virtual program. Photo by States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs. The holidays are a great time to exchange knowledge about what make our cultures unique. States 4-H International Exchange Programs hosted a virtual gingerbread baking class in order to share a special holiday tradition with...