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Queensland government accepts recommendations from the DNA lab inquiry, foreshadows changes to double jeopardy laws

A proposal to amend double jeopardy laws in Queensland will be brought forward following the fallout from the inquiry into the state's failed DNA testing lab with managers Cathie Allen and Justin Howes served with show cause notices.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

The inquiry into Queensland's forensic DNA lab hands its findings to government today. Here's what we learned

An inquiry into Queensland's forensic DNA lab hands its findings to government today, after months of public hearings that revealed a "toxic" workplace, "divided allegiances" and "complete failure" of responsibility.

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

Queensland DNA lab inquiry hears staff were under 'significant pressure' regarding the speed of testing

An inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensics lab is told a process used to collect blood samples at the time of Shandee Blackburn's death "may not be best practice", and that staff were under "significant pressure" around the speed of testing.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Inquiry reveals alarm among scientists over Queensland forensics lab's new DNA procedure

Another week of hearings in Brisbane hears evidence from scientists about a "toxic" work culture and issues with the testing of DNA samples relating to major crimes like rapes and murders.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022

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