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 ...
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 ...
The government-run lab, a major focus of The Australian’s ­investigative podcast, Shandee’s Story, by award-winning journalist Hedley Thomas, has been ­ordered to ­change expert witness statements ...
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 ...
On its final day of public hearings, the Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland has heard thousands of crime scene samples were not progressed for testing after a controversial ...
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 ...
Concerns raised by an independent scientist have convinced Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman to launch another inquiry into DNA testing at the state's beleaguered forensic lab. The six-week ...
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 ...