Two weeks ago, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison walked into a room in Melbourne to tell awaiting media about a new border protection headquarters.

But the audience's attention couldn't help but drift to his side, to the striking "Border Force" backdrop.

The backdrop for Scott Morrison's press conference on July 3. Credit:Oliver Milman/Guardian Australia

Was the government parodying its own, yet-to-be-established Australian Border Force? The reaction on Twitter was, well, kind of crazy: