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Fraser Barton

Child abuse is ‘disturbingly prevalent’ across nation

One in three children suffer physical abuse and one in four suffer sex abuse, a study says. Photo: AAP

The physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children is “disturbingly prevalent” across the nation with long-term impacts on victims through life, according to a nationwide study.

Maltreatment of children and its prevalence in Australia is ongoing according to researchers from a Queensland University of Technology study published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday.

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