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Samantha Lock

Police push to jail parents for kids' knives panned

The alleged stabbing by a teen of a priest in Sydney is among the cases to spark law-change calls. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

A push for stricter knife laws that will create fresh criminal offences for parents whose kids have been caught with weapons has been slammed as out of touch and damaging to families.

The NSW government is considering tougher knife-crime penalties after a spate of high-profile attacks shocked Sydney.

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