#scott marsh

Sydney artist Scott Marsh created the South Brisbane mural drawing from Farnham's 1988 duet 'Two Strong Hearts' with Olivia Newton-John, using the phrase alongside Palestinian solidarity symbols. It highlights Queensland's new March 2026 laws—the first in Australia to ban 'from the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada'—which carry up to two years in jail for public displays that menace, harass or offend. Police are investigating the mural and pro-Palestine works by local artist James Hillier, who removed pieces after a complaint, while human rights groups warn the rules threaten satire and free expression.

By Scott Marsh in Los Angeles, CA. Photo by Impermanent Art.

The huge mural was painted with the permission of the property owner, but was still painted over by NSW Police & Sydney City Council less than 24 hours after it was finished