A statue of a historical figure in Sydney’s northwest was defaced while Australians gathered to commemorate ANZAC Day
The words, “Here stands a mass murderer who ordered genocide,” was spray painted onto the statue of Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth governor of New South Wales, at McQuade Park in Windsor.
Macquarie’s statue was doused in red paint and covered in handprints. On the ground next to the statue the words, “Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars” was also spray painted.
Local mayor, Sarah McMahon, said it would take weeks to remove the paint and the damaged parts of the statue would likely need replacing….