How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol

Description

Comment on 2018 budget allocation for commemorations of the 250th anniverary of Cook's voyages to the Pacific.

This analyses was republished widely, had over 28,000 reads, 220 comments, featured in 51 tweets and had 990 shares in FB. I did 3 follow up radio interviews.

 

https://theconversation.com/how-captain-cook-became-a-contested-national-symbol-96344

 

 

Subject

Australian Heritage, colonialism