Srsly, politics is a lot more fun with props – just ask Scott Ludlam

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Ian Macdonald's hi-vis shirt may have had Scott Ludlam asking "srsly?" but without props and costumes Australian politics would be a much duller place.

In the current parliament, we've been treated to some classics. Labor MP Ed Husic showed he's got swagger in a backbench basketball outfit:

Liberal senator Scott Ryan was sworn in on a family Bible bigger than his head:

And who would forget the Coalition's favourite prop of 2008, the Kevin Rudd cardboard cutout?

What's your favourite parliamentary prop, stunt or costume? Let us know in the thread.