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Fraser Barton

REVEALED: Troubled forensic lab s dna backlog blows out to 41 000 - The Real Truth

Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has revealed another jump in DNA samples that may need re-testing. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

The backlog of cases at a forensic DNA lab has increased to more than 41,000 as Queensland's opposition calls for a strategy to address the beleaguered service. 

Forensic Science Queensland has been under the microscope in recent years over issues with DNA testing with two inquiries into the lab in 2022 and 2023.

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