Bondi Beach mural of Border Force officers defaced after council vote to keep it

Artist Luke Cornish's critique of Australia's offshore detention regime provoked push by local Liberals for its removal

A contentious mural on Sydney's Bondi Beach highlighting Australia's hardline immigration policies and deaths in detention has been vandalised, amid calls for its removal.

The black and white artwork, "Not " Welcome to Bondi", depicted a row of heavily armed and masked Australian Border Force officers. Artist Luke Cornish, who has a show on display at the Bondi Pavilion, said the piece was a commentary on Australia's treatment of asylum seekers.