National Crime News

• Live: Tasmania Now: Anti-terrorism training for Hobart, police warning on homemade guns May 20, 2019
  The public is told to expect an anti-terrorism training drill in Hobart but details are withheld "to protect tactics", as police issue a warning on homemade firearms after a man dies in an accident.
  James Dunlevie
• Did Orwell's nightmare Nineteen Eighty-Four inspire the Snowtown murders? May 20, 2019
  Journalist Andrew McGarry covered the trial of one of Australia's most notorious serial killings. Two decades since police made the gruesome discovery in a disused bank vault, he looks at the similarities between the actions of ringleader, John Bunting, and George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.
  Andrew McGarry
• Live: NSW Now: Salim Mehajer to walk from prison, teen charged over tobacconist stabbing May 20, 2019
  MORNING BRIEFING: Controversial businessman Salim Mehajer will be released from jail today after serving time for electoral fraud, while a shop assistant at a Western Sydney tobacconist is stabbed in the face during an attempted robbery.
• Notorious SA paedophile's appeal decision delayed until new laws are passed May 20, 2019
  A court has postponed a decision about whether notorious paedophile Vivian Frederick Deboo will serve the remainder of his jail sentence at home until new laws pass SA Parliament.
  Gabriella Marchant
• Alleged SA bomb maker refused bail after Supreme Court review May 20, 2019
  Alleged Adelaide bomb maker Aaron Ellis will not be released on home detention bail after the Supreme Court overruled a decision by a magistrate.
  Rhett Burnie
• Man who posted Instagram photos of ex-girlfriend to be first conviction under new revenge porn laws May 20, 2019
  The first person charged under WA's new revenge porn laws is planning to plead guilty to distributing intimate images of the woman by posting them on Instagram after their relationship ended.
  David Weber
• 'Total lightweight': Trump blasts Republican politician over impeachment remarks May 19, 2019
  Donald Trump takes Republican congressman Justin Amash to task, labelling him a "loser" after he called the US President's behaviour impeachable.
• Live: NSW Now: Drink driving now an automatic suspension, Labor MP blames 'left' policies for loss May 19, 2019
  MORNING BRIEFING: Anyone caught drink driving in NSW will lose their licence for three months after new legislation went live today, while the member for Hunter warns Labor needs to return to the "sensible centre" and reconnect with its blue-collar base.
• Tasmania Now: MONA expansion doubts after election result, Incat wins 'biggest ship' contract May 19, 2019
  David Walsh says now that Bill Shorten's promise of $50 million to help MONA's expansion is off the table, Hobart shipbuilder wins contract to build the world's "biggest aluminium ship".
  James Dunlevie
• Living in the shadow of one of Australia's worst serial killings May 19, 2019
  For many, the word "Snowtown" sends shivers down the spine. But as the town attempts to attract tourists, some locals are wondering whether to cash in on the dark past.
  Daniel Keane And Patrick Martin