Summary
- A controversial statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, who stole the skull of an Aboriginal man, was cut down overnight.
- The decision to remove and conserve the statue was appealed but failed hours after the statue was vandalized.
- The City of Hobart council had planned to remove the statue but keep the plinth with interpretive signage.
- The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal affirmed the City’s decision to grant a permit for the statue’s removal.
