Your morning Briefing: Dutton’s Sri Lankan trip to stop boats

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Hello readers. Peter Dutton makes a flying visit to Sri Lanka amid reports of more boats heading here, and Donald Trump meets the Queen.

03-6-19 Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton with Father Shamira Rodrigo in Colombo. Mr Dutton is the first Australian Minister to visit Sri Lanka after the Easter terrorist attacks that killed 258 people, including two Australians. Supplied

Dutton’s Sri Lankan trip

The Home Affairs Minister has embarked on a lightning visit to Sri Lanka amid warnings of more boats heading to Australia.

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MOSMAN DAILY/AAP Auctioneer Charles Baynie at 28 Lang St Mosman, NSW.Saturday 1st June 2019. The house features a dual occupancy, with rear street access. (AAP IMAGE / Jordan Shields)

Golden moment?

Whether the RBA moves or not today, let’s not get too excited about the state of the property market. It has stabilised, which is not the same as a rebound, writes James Kirby.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: U.S. President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II make a toast during a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019 in London, England. President Trump's three-day state visit will include lunch with the Queen, and a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, as well as business meetings with the Prime Minister and the Duke of York, before travelling to Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘Great, great woman’

Donald Trump delivered a diplomatic speech at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, but still managed a protocol slip during the toasts.

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Chinese Navy personnel are seen onboard a Chinese Navel ship after it arrives at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, Monday, June 3, 2019. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was a reciprocal visit after Australian naval vessels visited China and dismissed suggestions the timing was contentious given the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre was on June 4. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Great squall

Gladys Berejiklian didn’t know about three Chinese warships until they steamed into Sydney.

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Kudelka’s view

Jon Kudelka Letters cartoon for 04-06-19Version: Letters Cartoon (1280x720 - Aspect ratio preserved, Canvas added)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.