The level of child abuse in our country saddens me deeply an I applaud the comments made by various politicians that something must be done. But why hasn't something already been done?
This is not a new problem. There must be hundreds of reports around the nation sitting on shelves that paint a picture of the terrible tragedies that our children are subjected to daily.
Why is it that until the media turns a problem into an issue we hear nothing from our elected politicians? Why does it take repeated news reports and a public outcry on talk back radio to get our governments moving?
Children will be physically, emotionally and mentally abused in homes across Australia tonight and every minute that is wasted while politicians wait for media analyses on this week's major news items is a minute where these children will be harmed.
Please, elected representatives, do something now.
