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Politics
Kat Wong

Swag that sways: from It's-Time skivvies to Albo socks

Vote for me? The democracy museum's Campbell Rhodes runs the ruler over political merchandise. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Long before the Wiggles got into their big red car, there was an orange skivvy that changed the course of Australian political history.

It was the early 1970s when Australian voters were won over by a snug-fitting roll neck, and as election time looms again in 2025, so too does the merchandise pushing the barrows of Canberra's candidates.

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