Australian PM tells website that targets Captain Cook statue to acknowledge the 'positive and negative' of history

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: “We have got to acknowledge the positive and the negative but I think we also have got to respect our history as well and this is not a licence for people to just go nuts on this stuff.” Pic: Lukas Coch/AAP/AP

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed in on the debate surrounding the removal of controversial memorials of historic figures, saying people need to “respect history”.