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Hello readers. Chris Bowen throws his hat into the leadership ring on the back of a ‘contest of ideas’, and how climate fear has evolved.

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen speaks to the media during a press conference after the 'Vote for Change Rally' at Bowman Hall in Blacktown, Sydney, Thursday, May 16, 2019. A Federal election will be held in Australian on Saturday May 18, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Contest of ideas’

Chris Bowen launches his Labor leadership bid outside his childhood home, saying he wants a “contest of ideas”. Keep up with the latest in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Tax cuts

Scott Morrison’s promised tax cuts will be delivered by the 2019-20 financial year, despite Greens threats to block them.

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Senator Kristina Keneally pictured with The Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek and the there new campaign bus, Tuesday 7th May 2019 Picture AAP/image David Clark

Thrown under the bus

Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally has continued her run of bad luck at election contests.

After suffering the worst defeat in NSW history at the 2011 state election as premier and, losing the Bennelong by-election, she has been a fixture as a campaign spokeswoman on the Shorten campaign bus prior to Bill Shorten’s defeat.

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Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton arrives with his wife Kirilly to celebrate the win of the Dickson Electorate against Ali France in the Federal Election in Strathpine on Election Night in Brisbane, Saturday, 18 May, 2019. Approximately 16.5 million Australians will vote in what is tipped to be a tight election contest between Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

GetUp put down

Peter Dutton has lashed GetUp for “deceptive”, “undemocratic” and “unrepresentative” conduct.

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National Geographic - Symphony For Our World, a breathtaking musical journey coming to HOTA on May 25. A green turtle photographed at Costa Rica's Cocos Island during the 2009 expedition to the island and its seamounts, which are considered a biodiversity hotspot.

The long read: Evolution of climate fear

A report warning that biodiversity was on the road to ruin has echoes of dire predictions 50 years earlier, writes Graham Lloyd.

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Comment of the day

“Billy Boy, little hint, when you do the shopping, take a re-usable shopping bag, it’s good for the environment and will help stop climate change.”

Jonathan, in response to ‘Shorten fell for elites, says Trump strategist Steve Bannon’.