The Unseen Epidemic: What's Driving Child Abuse in NSW? A recent warning from New South Wales Police that child abuse has become an epidemic should send shockwaves through every household in Australia.
Behind the statistics and graphic descriptions of assault lies a more disturbing truth: our laws, designed to protect children, may be inadvertently shielding offenders.
Assistant Commissioner Scott Cook revealed that almost 16,000 reports were made to the Joint Referral Unit in the past year, painting a grim picture of an environment where child abuse has become normalized.