Newspaper items which may be useful in a study of this media issue (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)H/SUN, January 5, 2010, page 7, news item (photo) by C Critchley, `Smacked children hit their straps in teens'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/smacked-children-hit-their-straps-in-teens/story-e6frf7jo-1225816065473
H/SUN, May 26, page 29, 2010, comment by Bernadette Saunders and Chris Goddard, `Few areas of agreement on smacking'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/few-areas-of-agreement-on-smacking/story-e6frfhqf-1225871285209
AGE, October 26, page 13, 2010, comment by Kate Gaffney, `Violence against adults is assault, so why can we hit our kids?'.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/violence-against-adults-is-assault-so-why-can-we-hit-our-kids-20101025-170sf.html
H/SUN, December 7, page 24, 2010, comment by Susie O'Brien, `Smacking is no solution'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/smacking-is-no-solution/story-fn6bn88w-1225966607258
AGE, December 23, 2010, page 5, 2010, news item by Peter Jean, `Smacking linked to aggressive kids'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/smacking-linked-to-aggressive-kids-20101222-195nu.html
H/SUN, August 4, 2011, page 8, news item (photo) by Evonne Barry, `Spare the rod, spoil the child'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/spare-the-rod-and-save-the-child/story-fn7x8me2-1226107750776
H/SUN, August 9, 2011, page 29, comment by Susie O'Brien, `Smacking kids is not the solution'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/smacking-kids-is-not-the-solution-it-just-creates-more-problems/story-fn56aaiq-1226111269994
H/SUN, August 8, 2011, page 24, editorial, `A question of punishment'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/a-question-of-punishment/story-fn6bn88w-1226110404982
H/SUN, August 8, 2011, page 1, news item by J Masanauskas, `Let parents smack kids'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/let-parents-smack-kids-says-church/story-fn6bfkm6-1226110465052