Violence Against Children in Australia
Australian data reveal sharp rise in recorded violence against children over past decade
* "Research published today by University of Sydney researchers has found that both sexual assault and family violence-related assault involving children increased sharply across Australia from 2014 to 2024, with violence accelerating in the last three to five years."
"We are at a crisis point. Sexual assault and family and domestic violence have increased over the decade, but what's particularly concerning is that the steepest increases were in the last three to five years." >>
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-australian-reveal-sharp-violence-children.html
* "Violence against children is a fundamental breach of human rights."
Lucinda Grummitt et al., Trends in Violence Against Children in Australia, JAMA Network Open (2026). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38285 >>
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855265
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