It’s rare to find a more diverse group of friends than Labor MP Ed Husic and his political rivals Zed Seselja and Josh Frydenberg.
They’re not on the same side of politics and their ethnic backgrounds couldn’t be more different.
One is a Bosnian Muslim, another Catholic Croatian and the third, Jewish.
But despite their differences they are still great friends who enjoy going head to head in the chamber and on the basketball court.
They meet at 7am on Tuesday mornings during parliamentary sitting weeks to play basketball in what has become tradition.
Environment and Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg, joked to SBS News: “It's not a friendship. It's an acquaintance.”
They are a true example of the changing face of Australian politics, which includes a new breed of policy makers who are the children and grandchildren of migrants.
“We feel a big debt we are repaying because when we look at where our parents came from and the opportunities we have now it's about giving back,” Mr Husic told SBS News.
Mr Frydenberg agreed and said: “We live in the best country in the world bar none and we're so grateful for the opportunities our families have been given.”
The 45th Australian parliament has thrown together a new mix of culturally and politically diverse MPs and senators.
Almost one in every ten federal politicians was born overseas.
In the lower house, almost one in every five MPs has at least one parent who migrated to Australia.
“It's starting to reflect what the broader community looks like and that's a good thing,” said Assistant Social Services Minister, Zed Seselja.
