Machinegun selfies: Welcome to Parliament House

By Phillip Thomson
Updated September 24 2014 - 10:08am, first published 10:01am
An AFP officer armed with a machine gun patrols outside the front of Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares
An AFP officer armed with a machine gun patrols outside the front of Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares
Tourists taking selfies on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Tourists taking selfies on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares

Anti-terrorist sentries armed with machineguns have become an unexpected attraction at Australia's Parliament.