It's time to ban corporal punishment of kids in Australia

Professor Sophie Havighurst

By Professor Sophie Havighurst
Community contribution / May 15, 2023

Children have the right to be safe from violence inside and outside the home – and Australia’s corporal punishment of children legislation needs to catch up.

In Australia, the corporal punishment of children is legal.

In all states and territories, parents or carers are permitted to ...

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By Professor Sophie Havighurst

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Professor Havighurst is a PhD leader and principal researcher with a team of staff and students who are involved in the development, research and dissemination of parenting program Tuning in to Kids (TIK). She works in the Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

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