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Esther Linder

'Offensive' statues of colonial figures to be reviewed

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore helped unveil the Lachlan Macquarie statue in 2013. (Toby Mann/AAP PHOTOS)

Statues of colonial figures throughout Sydney will be reviewed to address offensive descriptions of their deeds.

Wiradjuri woman Yvonne Weldon, the first Aboriginal councillor in the City of Sydney's 180-year history, led a push to revisit inscriptions on 25 publicly-funded statues.

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