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A probe into Queensland’s forensic testing labs means the state will have three simultaneous commissions of inquiry.

“A commission of inquiry is a very big step,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Monday, as she announced such an inquiry into the state’s forensic laboratory.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced three commissions of inquiry this year.On recent history, though, that statement is certainly dependent on the definition of “a lot”. They are not exactly rare, especially of late.Royal commissions are already under way into the

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