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• Shandee's Legacy Episode 17: A Fuller Future

  The new director of the lab, former NSW Police Force Commissioner Mick Fuller, is tasked with leading the lab out of ruin and transforming it into a world-class facility. He shares his plans for salvaging the lab with Hedley and explains why he is the right person for the top job, even though he's not a scientist.A confidential briefing note from the lab to Queensland Health in March 2023 warned of critical risks and a lack of confidence in the lab's scientists and science. Two years later, Dr Kirsty Wright says the issues demanded a temporary shut down of the lab. Instead, the lab persisted with testing and providing potentially unreliable results to the police and courts. To read more about this story, plus see images, videos, timelines, and more, visit shandee.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Shandee's Legacy Episode 16: Magda

  The terrible toll for victims affected by the DNA lab’s ongoing failure is laid bare by Magda.Eighteen months after her alleged rape, the mining site worker is still waiting for the lab to tell her what, if anything, is happening with the forensic testing of samples from her ordeal.Magda shares her searing story with Hedley as Dr Kirsty Wright discloses major problems with the lab's testing of rape kits.New managers of the lab in Brisbane put their faith in a United States lab to help with the backlog and bring down the long delays in giving results to victims.And confidential documents which are being revealed publicly for the first time show bad things got with the lab's former management again taking short-cuts with testing even though it resulted in criminals' DNA going undetected, and crimes remaining unsolved. You can call 1800 Respect anytime if you need support.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Hedley Thomas’ new podcast: Sick To Death

  A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story of a surgeon who made catastrophic mistakes - and went unchallenged by a broken system. Hedley Thomas is here for a special episode to mark the launch of Sick To Death, available now in Apple Podcasts and at sicktodeathpodcast.com This is an episode of our daily news podcast The Front, presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton with Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Shandee's Legacy Episode 15: Deja Vu

  After a break of two years, the podcast returns with the first of several new bombshell episodes of Shandee’s Legacy. The DNA lab in Queensland is again under close scrutiny for gross scientific failure despite the findings of two public inquiries, major reforms and a huge injection of public funds. Dr Kirsty Wright answers another SOS to lift the lid on what’s going wrong in the lab - and she’s asked to help fix it once and for all. Kirsty reveals her disgust and shock at what’s happened. As serious contamination problems and huge backlogs came to light, Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde, the lab’s leader since early 2023, was dramatically forced out and then quit. Vicki and Shannah Blackburn share news about Shandee’s case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• From The Front: Roger Rogerson’s first kill? The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan

  The 1974 murder of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan has never been solved. Now, his family wants answers. That’s where The Australian’s new cold case investigation The Gangster’s Ghost comes in. Subscribers can listen to Episodes 1 and 2 now at gangstersghost.com.au. This episode of The Australian's daily news podcast The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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