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Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde has moved to Griffith University.

Queensland forensic testing boss resigns after suspension

The attorney-general suspended Linzi Wilson-Wilde late last month, after a pause in DNA testing sparked by contamination issues.

  • Matt Dennien

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Lawrence Springborg has confirmed he will step back from his leadership position in the state branch of the LNP.

Springborg’s parting message to the LNP faithful

Queensland Liberal-National president Lawrence Springborg confirmed he will hand the reins to a new election party leader at next month’s state convention.

  • James Hall and Matt Dennien
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington.

How the AG’s constant appeals could change sentencing trends

A couple convicted of raping a child who will be eligible for parole in the coming months will have their sentences appealed, in the latest rebuke of decisions from Queensland courts from the Attorney-General.

  • James Hall
The head of Forensic Services Queensland has been given a show cause notice after contamination paused all testing.

Queensland lab boss has ‘less than a week’ to save her job

The head of the state’s forensic testing facility is fighting for her job after DNA testing was paused following the discovery of contamination issues at the lab.

  • Cameron Atfield
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said testing had been paused.

Lab boss suspended in latest DNA contamination scandal

The director of a state-run forensic testing lab has been suspended and will be asked to explain why they should not be removed in the latest scandal over botched DNA sampling.

  • Jack Gramenz
Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington.

Sparks fly over youth crime laws as Queensland parliament returns

Schoolchildren in the public gallery giggled as the fireworks flew, with Steven Miles accused of being “on the booze” instead of meeting flood victims.

  • William Davis
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Shadow treasurer Shannon Fentiman speaks from parliament house on Wednesday.

‘Temu politician’: Debate over the state of the budget heats up

Amid a flurry of opposition attacks, acting treasurer Deb Frecklington insists the LNP government can fix “Labor’s mess” without breaking promises.

  • William Davis
Michale Chandler, 29, Kelsie Davies, 17, and Sheree Robertson, 52, were killed in a crash at Maryborough. (Supplied)

‘Nailed it’: Crisafulli backs bid to appeal against two sentences

Premier David Crisafulli said the sentences would have been harsher under the LNP, but “we owe it to those families, and to every Queenslander, to put up a fight”.

  • Savannah Meacham
Wayne Goss: Like Whitlam, he will be remembered for profoundly changing a political landscape.

Goss government’s ‘fractious’ relationship with anti-corruption body revealed

Queensland’s second-term premier, Wayne Goss, didn’t know what was coming. And he wasn’t alone.

  • Cameron Atfield
Labor’s shadow attorney-general Meaghan Scanlon.

LNP blocks Labor move for more scrutiny of youth crime laws

Parliamentary debate has begun over the government’s controversial proposed laws, with Labor trying – and failing – to have key parts delayed until early 2025.

  • Matt Dennien

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