The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation will be built from the child protection operations of the Australian federal police, which will get a 30% increase in staff in each of the next two financial years. Corporate tax cuts a step closer after gaining One Nation support Read moreA spokesman for the Justice party senator Derryn Hinch, a former broadcaster and prominent campaigner against child sexual exploitation, welcomed the announcement. The spokesman refused to comment on whether the announcement was linked to tax cut negotiations, which he said were confidential and still ongoing. Leyonhjelm said he was unsure how Storer would vote but was “pretty sure” Hinch would “get across the line” and support the company tax cut. A 2017 report to the Criminology Research Advisory Council on child sexual exploitation found the incidence of sexual assault against children is unknown but the level of sexual assault that is reported is increasing.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2018 02:48 UTC