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DNA lab concerns took months to follow up

Some 400 samples of DNA were missed by a Queensland forensic lab due to issues with sperm sampling, an inquiry has been told.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Contamination concern at Qld forensic lab

For the past two years a scientist has noticed something strange at Queensland's forensics lab, as more bone samples show mixed DNA instead of a single source.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

DNA evidence 'not fully tested' in Qld

A forensic scientist says she warned superiors that some samples from crime scenes in Queensland weren't being fully tested, but her concerns were ignored.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Qld forensic lab inquiry to probe police

A commission of inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensics lab will also look at the practices of police in dozens of cases stretching back to 2018.

AAP · Jun 10, 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

Inquiry announced into Qld's DNA lab

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a commission of inquiry into the state's troubled John Tonge forensics lab.

AAP · Jun 6, 2022

Queensland launches a commission of inquiry into DNA testing at its state-run forensics laboratory

The inquiry comes after the Queensland Police Service confirmed they were reviewing all previous sexual assault cases dating back to the beginning of 2018.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022