There is a naive ignorance and reluctance by governments, police, the media, lawyers and others ESPECIALLY SCIENTISTS to face up to the reality of DNA tests – that they are dangerously easy to falsify, and that it is virtually impossible to prove falsification due to industry collusion. The implications of this in the areas of criminal, immigration and family laws are devastating. Forensic science, especially DNA tests, has replaced genuine investigation at every level – including by the media. Only the Sunday Herald has been willing to publicise our claims tests are wrong. Even then, no attempt was made to point to the broader issues. Justice is dead when science is involved. Landmark rulings such as State vs. Porter …sometimes scientific dissenters are right” and Daubert vs Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical’s “Judges under the standard are instructed to look beyond scientists’ qualifications and scrutinise the basis of their conclusions” are just totally ignored.

Far more scientists need to follow the example set by scientists who have contacted victims with positive suggestions for resolution. They admit to the reality – that fraud can and does happen. Upon coming across our site they showed an honest desire to discuss positive solutions – including their willingness to try to rebuild the bridges between the public and science rather than pretend nothing goes wrong.

   In 1993, Long vs Long a DNA parent test at a NATA registered lab, ARL, came back negative. Mrs Long told the police something was wrong with the test. The police promptly arranged for a further DNA test at a second registered lab. This came back positive. Both tests of course gave an “absolute certain” result! Sadly, badly – it is a global phenomenon that despite these cases being reported on the Internet – including in the site of a highly publicised DNA testing facility- the mainstream media in all countries see nothing strange in the claims of absolute reliability of tests – ! much less try to establish WHY opposing results were achieved or bothering to let the public know!!

   In 1998, I went to the police claiming a test had been falsified. They not only ignored me, they later lied to cover their own inadequacies. These lies not only support the criminals concerned. They were parroted throughout the whole system of Justice Department, Ombudsmen and so on – as if they were truth – including that there is “no evidence”.

Among other MPs, the Australian Federal Attorney General, Daryl Williams was sent a copy of a letter from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) which confirmed their procedures as used “WORLDWIDE” for DNA tests as evidence do not cover tampering, and worse, do not cover detection of tampering. It was made clear fathers were using these loopholes. Nothing was done. In 1999 the then State Attorney General, Jan Wade (Lib.) asked the F.A.G to review the procedures. Nothing was done. Ministers on both sides of the House are still claiming publicly “there are no reported cases of planting of false evidence in Australia” -easily seen as not true by anyone who can read- and lauding the clearly inadequate NATA!!! (ALRC Issues Paper 26 & c). Since members of the ALRC (Australian Law Reform Committee) are clearly at pains to ensure honest, open debate and research relating to genetic ethics, one can only assume the FAG didn’t think it necessary to tell them the truth – perhaps because only women were complaining.