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Farnham Mural Starts a Paint War, Angus Taylor’s Short Memory, and Reform Candidate’s AI Headache
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- Date Published
- 31 Mar 2026
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- 31 Mar 2026, 08:00 am
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Plus an extremely Québécois affair.
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This article provides a brief overview of fragmented political news, including a mention of an AI-related controversy involving a Reform candidate. While it references digital or technological mishaps, it does not substantively engage with frontier AI capabilities or existential risks. The content lacks relevance to structural AI safety policy or governance frameworks focused on catastrophic risk reduction, serving primarily as domestic political commentary.
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The art of provocation: Queensland Police are cracking down on artworks that use the now-outlawed phrase “from the river to the sea”, spending their time calling artists to warn them not to run afoul of the state’s new hate speech laws.
But what if you simply want to celebrate John Farnham’s iconic 1998 duet with Olivia Newton-John, “Two Strong Hearts”?
Street artist Scott Marsh painted a mural in Brisbane depicting Farnham, locks flowing free and surrounded by watermelons (a symbol linked to pro-Palestine causes by nature of the colours it shares with the Palestinian flag), alongside the offending song lyrics “river to the sea”.