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Feed/General/Sexual and family violence against children at 'crisis point', study finds

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Sexual and family violence against children at 'crisis point', study finds

Coco Veldkamp · ABC News (AU)

Published 14 Oct 2026, 6:01 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Violence and sexual violence against children have increased sharply across Australia, research by the University of Sydney finds.

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