This month marks 35 years of DNA evidence being used in Australian legal cases. But unlike DNA firsts in other countries, Autralia’s is perhaps the most significant legal milestone that is practically unheard of. The 1989 trial in the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court of Desmond Applebee was a messy case, about a nasty crime. This case was the first time in Australia DNA evidence was admitted in court. Importantly, it failed to properly engage with the legal and scientific issues DNA evidence raised. The case graphically illustrates the challenge of interrogating novel scientific evidence – a difficulty that persists…
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