Leaked documents reported by the Herald Sun point to a proposal for a statue of Dan that would be built larger than life, at a scale described in the files as life size plus ten percent. The Herald Sun published its account of the secret files on Sunday, 8 November 2026. The paper did not, in the material available, identify who commissioned the plan or where the statue would stand.
The phrase "life size +10%" appears in the reporting as the working description of the intended scale, suggesting the figure would stand slightly taller than the person it depicts. Beyond that detail and the existence of the files, the Herald Sun's headline and summary give no further information on cost, timeline, materials or approval status.
The report is framed around the private paperwork rather than any public announcement, and the Herald Sun attributes the plans to secret files rather than to an official statement. No confirmation from a government body, arts organisation or other party is included in the available material.
Watch for the Herald Sun's follow-up reporting, which may establish who is behind the proposal, where the statue is intended to go and whether any formal approval has been sought.
