The media will not keep out of it - there'll be a lot of people salivating at the prospect of this trial and the potential advertising revenue. After all broadcasting everything worked so well last time and definitely didn't ruin the chances of anyone getting closure instead of just leaving things hanging...
oh I know. given possibilities I'm just saying, it might be better not to publicise the name regardless. some trials are thrown out because of it.
So I spent five minutes on Google and Reddit. To no surprise, it's pretty widely known who this individual is among the locals of Toowoomba.
Which led me to look up what to do if someone posts the name here. This Guardian piece on the topic is pretty clear:
Who do suppression orders affect?
Technically, everyone. Media outlets and reporters are not allowed to publish suppressed information because they expose it to a wide audience including potential jurors.
But anything written or said in a partially public forum counts as a “publication”. If you run a small self-published blog, write a tweet, or post in a Facebook group, technically you could be punished, too. It’s up to the public prosecutor whether they press charges.
Australian suppression orders apply overseas because they usually include anything that “can be accessed in Australia”. Thanks to the internet, this means any online news published by an overseas outlet, a tweet or post – unless it is geoblocked. Again, whether such breaches could lead to prosecution will largely be a matter of practicality.
Long story short: I'll be deleting any comment naming the accused. I'd appreciate it for people to report any comments with the accused named also. Thanks all.
