BRISBANE, Queensland, May 22 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity

The Honourable Deb Frecklington

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

The Honourable Dan Purdie

A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND

Crisafulli Government announces DNA blitz to address Labor's backlog

* Crisafulli Government commits $50 million to outsource thousands of DNA samples and address Labor's DNA backlog. * Labor's DNA Debacle left Queensland with one of the greatest failures of a justice system in the world.  * Backlog blitz will see DNA samples sent overseas for testing and analysis, including rape kits and major crime cases. * New outsou...