A High Court ruling that DNA evidence was not enough to convict a man of murder could have wider implications on DNA convictions across Australia, an Adelaide lawyer has said. A Supreme Cour... Read more
For the first time, the NSW Police Force has used DNA testing to screen its newest crop of 189 student police against its crime database. The screening at the police academy last Saturday co... Read more
CIVIL Liberties Australia is concerned emerging DNA technology that allows police to determine eye and hair colour of potential suspects will impinge on privacy and help create a national DN... Read more
The ACT Supreme Court has heard an email incorrectly identifying a severely disabled girl’s brother as the father of her child, was an unfortunate mistake. The court is considering a c... Read more
Australia had an instance of a false conviction that was due to a DNA database match fairly recently. It is the case of Farah Jama, who was convicted of rape in a trial in Melbourne, Victori... Read more
The New South Wales Government is turning to robots to ensure a DNA testing backlog that has dogged the Hunter’s court system does not blowout again. Lawyers and prosecutors have been... Read more