Your afternoon Briefing: ALP faction struggle over Keneally spot

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Labor Senator Kristina Keneally speaks to the media during a press conference at the NGV Australia in Melbourne, Saturday, May 11, 2019. A Federal election will be held in Australian on Saturday May 18, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

ALP faction struggle over Keneally spot

The Labor NSW Right is angling for an extra frontbench seat for Senator Kristina Keneally, with a Queenslander under threat. Keep up with the latest in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

Independent candidate for Warringah Zali Steggall poses for a photograph after her win of the seat of Warringah, at Manly Wharf, Sydney, Sunday, 19 May, 2019. Approximately 16.5 million Australians have voted the 2019 Election with the Liberal Party retaining Government, with 59.2 per cent of the vote counted, the Coalition appears to have won 74 seats to Labor 66 seats. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Readers’ Comments: ‘Wind power for Warringah has a nice ring to it’

Your say on the Messiah from the Shire’s help from his friends, the contortions of Albo, and the left’s own goal.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: Protestors march down city streets on their way to stage a 'Die In' in at the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets on May 24, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Protestors including the 'Extinction Rebellion' took to the CBD in order to show the Earth's sixth mass extinction in reaction to Climate Change. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Climate activists stage Melbourne CBD ‘die-in’

Around 2500 protesters have marched into the centre of Melbourne’s CBD to stage a mass “die-in” to send a symbolic message about the effect of climate change on the world.

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Alex Turnbull's election efforts didn't pay off, while Waleed Aly has become one of the nation's leading commentators, but how? Picture: Hollie Adams/Channel 10

Media Watch Dog: Surprised to see Aly? Join the club

How has Waleed Aly suddenly become the leading commentator on everything? Plus, Alex Turnbull’s election flame-out.

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