Event Brief
Aug 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Name suppression upheld in Cairns extortion case
By The BriefBrief
Media organisations, including the ABC, sought a judicial review of a non-publication order made in the Cairns Magistrates Court in late May. The order keeps the name of a high-profile married man suppressed in the extortion case.
WHO: Media organisations including the ABC
WHAT: Applied to the Supreme Court for a judicial review of a non-publication order suppressing a name in a Cairns extortion case.
WHEN: Reported Aug 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
WHERE: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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