High-profile married man's name to remain suppressed in Cairns extortion case
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- The Guardian Worldseen 28 Aug, 09:18description edited
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Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order. The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year . He is not a party to the case and is not accused of any offence. Continue reading...Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order. The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year . He is not a party to the case and...
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Fri, 28 August 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)04:32first to report
Media organisations, including the ABC, applied to the Supreme Court for a judicial review of the non-publication order originally made in the Cairns Magistrates Court in late May.
- The Guardian World05:20edited after publishing
Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order. The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year . He is not a party to the case and...