Morning Mail: Fears over the rise of 3D-printed guns; Xi hosts Putin and Modi; Oscar Piastri wins Dutch GP

Morning Mail: Fears over the rise of 3D-printed guns; Xi hosts Putin and Modi; Oscar Piastri wins Dutch GP

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. Australia’s gun controls are increasingly under pressure from 3D-printed firearms, as authorities struggle to combat the rise of these often untraceable, lethal weapons. Meanwhile, the US and other western powers have been left on the sidelines as China hosts world leaders including Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi at a diplomatic summit in Tianjin. Anti-immigration rallies | A neo-Nazi was among the speakers at a tense anti-immigration protest in Melbourne, as events under the March for Australia banner took place across the country on Sunday. In Melbourne, police pepper-sprayed participants in a counter-protest. Social media | The official trial of age assurance technologies that could be used to keep Australian under 16s off social media has found that some errors were “inevitable” in the system . On the line | Advocates say NSW prison phone call costs risk isolating inmates further, and could lead to more problems on release. They’re now calling for all phone calls to be made free for inmates. 3D-printed guns threat | As police investigate whether alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman owned homemade firearms, experts say the laws on privately manufactured guns are a “dog’s breakfast” . Short-stay subsidies | Tax breaks for investors using houses as short-stay accommodation could be costing the nation hundreds of millions of dollars each year, according to a new report. Continue reading...