Fiona Stanley says 1 in 5 unfit to be parents

Fiona Stanley says 1 in 5 unfit to be parents

Former Australian of the year Fiona Stanley says that 1 in 5 Australian parents are unfit to be parents because they either lack the means or the life skills to raise children or cannot devote enough time to their kids because of excessive work commitments.

She said a national effort – on the scale of the climate-change movement – was needed to protect the futures of Australian children.

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