Accused rapists are set to lose their anonymity under new changes to Queensland laws.
The laws which protect the identity of accused rapists up to several years as their cases are trialled in court will soon be scrapped.
Queensland and the Northern Territory are currently the only two jurisdictions which uphold the law, protecting accused rapists from being publicly named.
Currently law only prohibits a sexual offender from being publicly identified while other offences including murder are not offered the same protection.
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