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'Dirty lab': more flaws in DNA forensic testing debacle

More problems have been exposed at a troubled forensic testing lab, with a review revealing contamination issues, delays and unreliable results.

AAP · Aug 4, 2025

Scandal-hit Queensland DNA lab repeats major testing error as rape victims wait over a year for results

Damning review exposes ongoing issues at Forensic Services Queensland, including failure to properly test sample from violent unresolved crime

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025

Boss of troubled DNA lab resigns after being suspended

A director has resigned in another setback for a beleaguered DNA lab that had major failings over a number of years exposed by back-to-back inquiries.

AAP · Jul 18, 2025

New forensic lab inquiry delving deeper into Project 13

A new inquiry is being held into Queensland's beleaguered forensic lab after criticisms and allegations about DNA extraction methods known as Project 13.

AAP · Oct 5, 2023

A scathing report revealed major issues at Queensland's 'troubled' DNA forensics lab. What happens now?

Major issues at the Forensic and Scientific Services lab are found to have led to a significant cut in the number of crime scene samples being tested for DNA and a risk of "miscarriages of justice".

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Inquiry reveals alarm among scientists over Queensland forensics lab's new DNA procedure

Another week of hearings in Brisbane hears evidence from scientists about a "toxic" work culture and issues with the testing of DNA samples relating to major crimes like rapes and murders.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022

Queensland DNA testing inquiry public hearings begin, forensic scientist 'quite scared' about extent of lab failures

Dr Kirsty Wright describes Queensland's commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing as the "most important event" the state's criminal justice system has ever seen.

ABC News · Sep 26, 2022

There will be an inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensic testing lab. Here's what the outcomes could be

Forensic biologist Kirsty Wright says there's "nothing anywhere in the world" like the DNA testing failures at the Queensland-run forensics lab. What could the consequences be for criminal cases?

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Queensland to hold inquiry into DNA testing at forensics lab amid accusations it failed victims

Minister acknowledges family of Shandee Blackburn, who was fatally stabbed in 2013 in a case that sparked calls for reform

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2022

Calls for independent inquiry into Queensland forensic lab as DNA testing failures prompt criminal cases to be reviewed

A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled "manifestly inadequate" by a former employee after Queensland police revealed they were re-examining cases dating back to the start of 2018.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022