The Sydney Morning Herald | Vandalism of Hyde Park statues is a 'deeply disturbing' act of Stalinism, says Malcolm Turnbull The Sydney Morning Herald The vandalism of statues of Captain Cook and former NSW governor Lachlan Macquarie is a "cowardly criminal act" reminiscent of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says. The statues in Sydney's Hyde Park were spray painted ... Vandals attack Captain Cook monument in Hyde Park Australia Day: Malcolm Turnbull condemns Captain Cook statue vandalism as 'cowardly' Iconic park statues defaced in Australia Day protest |