His latest work, in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Newtown, shows Morrison depicted as Captain Cook on a beach with a spear in his chest. Morrison has repeatedly stood by his opinion that Australia’s national day should be celebrated on January 26 despite it being the anniversary of massacre and dispossession for Indigenous Australians. January 26 is known to many Australians as Invasion Day. The PM told journalists last week Australia Day represents how far the country has come since the First Fleet arrived. Morrison also criticised a decision by cricket authorities to no longer refer to January 26 as “Australia Day”.

Source: Huffington Post January 25, 2021 10:18 UTC