Aust marks 250th jubilee of Cook arrival

By Gus McCubbing and Jodie Stephens
Updated April 29 2020 - 5:53pm, first published 5:49pm
Wednesday marks 250 years since Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay near Sydney.
Wednesday marks 250 years since Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay near Sydney.

A NSW indigenous politician says the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's arrival on the east coast of Australia is a "difficult" time and there shouldn't be a one-sided celebration of the explorer.