Christmas hams, candles and a ‘priceless’ 75cm statue: what Australia’s politicians are being gifted

Disclosures include a custom turntable from Joe Biden and a statue depicting Julian Hill on a gold armchair gifted by a local supporter

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The Labor MP Julian Hill's declaration of a 75-centimetre statue of himself, given by a constituent, has shone a light on the interesting - and sometimes weird - world of political disclosures and gifts.

Gifts ranging from bottles of wine to customised vinyl record turntables, free concert tickets to flight upgrades are accepted and dutifully recorded on the federal politicians' publicly-available register of interests, as required under parliamentary rules.

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