Laws soon to be introduced to Queensland parliament would allow accused to be named before he’s committed for trial
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The lawyer of a high-profile man accused of rape says he will apply to suppress his client’s identity as the Queensland government plans to pass new laws that could name him.
The man, who under existing Queensland law cannot be named until he’s committed to stand trial, faces two counts of rape in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021.
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