New laws to make child neglect a jail time crime

Shannon Tonkin
Updated January 22 2019 - 4:02pm, first published 4:00pm

The Illawarra MP at the centre of a parliamentary push for tougher penalties in child neglect cases has welcomed legislative changes that will see the worst offenders slapped with a two-year jail term.

Shannon Tonkin

Shannon Tonkin

Court reporter

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