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  • Alarm over teen abuse of parents

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    http://www.stuff.co.nz/4657233a19716.html Alarm over teen abuse of parents SMH | Friday, 15 August 2008 Teenage children are bashing and bullying their parents at an increasing rate in Australia, a largely hidden form of abuse that can arise from violent role models or overindulgent parenting. Studies in NSW and Victoria show an increasing number of parents are the…

  • Queensland – Laws a legal minefield: lawyer

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    http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/antismacking-laws-a-legal-minefield-lawyer/2008/06/30/1214677902879.html Laws a legal minefield: lawyer Christine Kellett | June 30, 2008 – 11:59AM Anti-smacking laws to punish Queensland parents who used “excessive force” to discipline their children could be too hard to prosecute, a lawyer has warned. Moves by the Labor Party to toughen its stance on smacking were made at its state conference…