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 ...

In a stunning admission to the inquiry into the catastrophic failings of Queensland’s state-run forensic laboratory, police say they were never told about a flawed process for testing crime scene ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A scientist at a scandal-plagued lab has given evidence at an inquiry into DNA testing in Queensland as to why the process was changed. Allan McNevin told a commission of inquiry into the testing of ...

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 ...