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Good afternoon, readers. A witness collapsed at the banking royal commission and Peter Dutton explains his immigration strategy.

Good afternoon, readers. A witness collapsed at the banking royal commission and why Peter Dutton believes immigration should be about more than numbers.

An ambulance out the front of Melbourne’s Federal Court building after a witness under cr
An ambulance out the front of Melbourne’s Federal Court building after a witness under cr

Witness collapses at bank inquiry

A witness turned as “white as a sheet” and then collapsed under questioning at the banking royal commission in Melbourne this afternoon.

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton at the dawn service at Gallipoli. Picture: Franck Bessiere
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton at the dawn service at Gallipoli. Picture: Franck Bessiere

‘Integration key, not numbers’

The immigration debate should be based on “who we’re bringing in” and not how many, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says.

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Visitors and journalists crowd near a Ford Focus on display at the Ford exhibit during the media day for the China Auto Show in Beijing, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Volkswagen and Nissan have unveiled electric cars designed for China at a Beijing auto show that highlights the growing importance of Chinese buyers for a technology seen as a key part of the global industry's future. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Visitors and journalists crowd near a Ford Focus on display at the Ford exhibit during the media day for the China Auto Show in Beijing, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Volkswagen and Nissan have unveiled electric cars designed for China at a Beijing auto show that highlights the growing importance of Chinese buyers for a technology seen as a key part of the global industry's future. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Ford fined $10m for fob off

A court has backed the ACCC decision to issue Ford Australia a $10m fine over the mishandling of complaints about faulty gear boxes.

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Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale during his address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.(AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale during his address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.(AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Stop the boats plan shameful’

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has called for Labor to distance itself from Brendan Nelson’s plan to honour sailors who helped “stop the boats”.

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied speaking at ANU event at the National Library in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith
Yassmin Abdel-Magied speaking at ANU event at the National Library in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Please stop the Yassmoaning

The answer to the title of Yassmin Abel-Magied’s autobiography Who Do You Think I Am? — which at times reads more like an adolescent diary — is obvious, writes the Mocker.

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