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Forensic scientists did not look at photos when evaluating DNA evidence, Queensland inquiry hears

Commissioner Walter Sofronoff KC said the lab was run like a production line where DNA analysts would process a sample without knowing whether it was blood, semen or saliva.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

DNA inquiry hears of 'bin-gate' incident amid deterioration of working and personal relationship

The inquiry hears the "bin-gate" incident occurred on senior scientist Amanda Reeves's last day at work, as she was cleaning her desk after being made redundant.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Contamination concern after Queensland bone, teeth samples gave mixed DNA profiles when cleaning protocols changed, inquiry told

A Queensland scientist became concerned about contamination at the state-run forensic lab after a high number of bone and teeth samples failed to yield proper DNA profiles following a change in cleaning protocols, an inquiry hears.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

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Concerns about Queensland forensic lab's crime scene DNA testing were raised in 2020 but ignored, inquiry hears

Forensic scientist Alicia Quartermain tells the inquiry her concerns were sparked after sexual assault swabs with sperm were being reported as having insufficient DNA for further processing, prompting her to rework samples that later gave usable profiles.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Quality manager at Queensland forensic labs not consulted over change in DNA testing protocols, inquiry hears

Helen Gregg, the quality manager at Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services since 2006, says she only became aware of the change this year – more than four years after it was implemented.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

DNA retesting paused in Queensland after police fears process could exhaust evidence, inquiry hears

The inquiry heard Queensland police had concerns a blanket approach to concentrating the samples could make a profile unusable.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Police inspector tells DNA inquiry into Queensland's forensic lab murder was allegedly solved after sample retested

A police inspector tells the inquiry samples taken from an unnamed murder victim returned a usable DNA profile after being retested by Queensland's troubled forensic lab.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

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Staff shortages and underfunding behind Queensland's DNA testing scandal, union says

Questions are raised over whether staff shortages and budget pressures at Queensland's government-run forensic science laboratories drove a controversial ruling that has cast a cloud over thousands of major crime investigations.

ABC News · Sep 23, 2022

Qld minister in the dark about DNA change

Queensland's deputy premier says he was unaware the state's DNA testing processes were changing in 2018, when he was serving as health minister.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

Sexual assault services brace for 'major impact' ahead of years-long fallout from Queensland's DNA testing debacle

Specialist support services anticipate an increase in calls from victim survivors re-traumatised by this week's interim report, which raised major questions about the adequacy of DNA testing.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Five revelations from the 'shocking' report into Queensland forensic lab DNA bungle

Public hearings haven't begun yet – but already the inquiry's interim findings, released yesterday, are sending shock waves across government and the justice system.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

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