A fresh inquiry will be launched into Queensland's forensic DNA lab to investigate concerns about an automated DNA extraction method, Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has announced. The new inquiry ...

Why did we have an inquiry? It all started when Queensland police requested further testing on some samples where the Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services lab (QHFSS) had reported ...

Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing hears police demanded retesting, resulting in profile found to match offender Fears crucial evidence was being missed by the government-run forensic lab ...

Health official given ‘disingenuous’ representation of impact of changing thresholds, forensic testing inquiry hears For less than $1m a year, Queensland’s forensics lab could have continued ...

Queensland’s premier has confirmed an inquiry will be held into the state-run forensics laboratory after potential problems with evidence were highlighted and police began reviewing hundreds of sexual ...

A forensic scientist at a state-run lab formally raised concerns about the testing of DNA samples from major crimes twice but was dismissed by management, an inquiry has heard. Reporting scientist ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A second commission of inquiry into the catastrophic bungles at the state-run lab this week heard how ...

Therese O’Connor, an employee relations worker for Queensland Health at the time a lab bungle over DNA testing emerged, offered a blistering assessment of the Forensic and Scientific Services’ working ...

A woman has delivered a scathing assessment of a state-run DNA lab at a commission of inquiry, branding its workplace as “toxic”. Therese O’Connor, an employee relations worker for Queensland Health ...