Cairns extortion case; Taipan crash class action; ferry strike

A Queensland Supreme Court is hearing a case involving alleged extortion related to an alleged affair with a high-profile man, with sweeping suppression orders protecting his identity being challenged. The case became widely known after a Cairns local who attended court allegedly posted the man's name on social media, with the post shared extensively before being removed. The families of four Australian airmen who were killed in a helicopter crash off the Whitsundays three years ago have launched a class action against the Commonwealth and Airbus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.