The inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensics lab has heard police DNA collection procedures could have affected the viability of samples in Shandee Blackburn's 2013 murder investigation. A ...

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 ...

The managing scientist at a Queensland DNA lab at the centre of an inquiry has been accused of deliberately misleading police. Managing scientist Cathie Allen faced a second gruelling day of ...

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 ...

The testing pause, which could last months, began on Friday and was made at the request of police, who are concerned about new processes at the lab. Email chains obtained by a royal commission-style ...

Inspector David Neville’s team at the Queensland Police Service received a result from the Queensland Health forensic lab that said 33 DNA samples had returned with a result of “insufficient for ...

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 ...