Qld lab, cops couldn’t strike testing deal
A probe into Queensland's public forensics lab has heard it couldn't get police to limit testing requests when it was facing capacity and budget pressures.
A probe into Queensland's public forensics lab has heard it couldn't get police to limit testing requests when it was facing capacity and budget pressures.
The forensics lab at the centre of a Queensland inquiry has been described as an unhappy, stressful and dysfunctional place to work.
An inquiry looking at the 2022 federal election has been told Australia must tighten campaign finance laws to stop big money distorting the political system.
Life at the Northern Territory's strategically significant military bases will be a new focus of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Some 400 samples of DNA were missed by a Queensland forensic lab due to issues with sperm sampling, an inquiry has been told.
The NSW Independent Casino Commission has fined Star Entertainment a record $100 million and suspended the gaming licence for its Sydney casino.
A disability activist and writer has called for the eSafety commissioner to do more to stop online abuse towards Australians with disabilities.
Public hearings into the robodebt scandal are fast approaching but the royal commission is still waiting for a stack of important documents.
Livestock transporters have told a senate hearing the border with Indonesia should be closed until foot and mouth is contained, but producers warn against it.
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.
Household and small business energy bills are soaring and the consumer watchdog is monitoring the industry for signs of price-gouging.
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.
A Paralympic gold medallist has told a royal commission about being verbally abused by strangers in public, including at sports fixtures and shopping centres.
An extra million dollars will go to sexual assault services in response to a likely increase in demand due to Queensland's forensic lab inquiry.
The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.
Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.
Queensland's police commissioner admits there's a "deep fear" in the force about speaking out about sexual assault, harassment and bullying by senior officers.
An internationally renowned forensic expert has criticised Queensland's government-run forensic lab at an inquiry into DNA testing failures.
Queensland Police didn't understand changes to testing proposed by a government-run forensics lab, an inquiry into the state's DNA scandal has heard.
Frustration among Queensland police at the state-run forensics lab has been aired at an inquiry into delays and ineffective DNA testing by the facility.
More than 21,000 evidence samples collected from crime scenes across Queensland were never initially tested by a forensic laboratory, an inquiry has been told.
A royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme has heard opening statements from the two people in charge of running the inquiry.
The mother of slain Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn hopes the probe into Queensland's troubled forensic laboratory is another step on the path toward justice.
John Barilaro has pulled out of his second appearance at an inquiry probing his appointment into a plum trade role due to illness.
Explosive texts reveal public servants' reactions as news of John Barilaro's appointment to a plum US trade role filtered through to the government.
Lowered entry standards for military recruits have been linked to increased rates of physical and mental health issues among defence personnel.
A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is due to deliver its much-anticipated interim report after months of confronting evidence.
A NSW inquiry into this year's devastating floods has found emergency services were unprepared and a restructure of state disaster agencies is needed.
Former judge and corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald has handed down the findings of an inquiry into Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission.
A NSW parliamentary inquiry is expected to release its final report on the state government's handling of this year's flood crisis.
John Barilaro told a parliamentary committee the NSW premier told him it was 'great' he intended to apply for a lucrative trade commissioner role.