title: Physical punishment: Sanctioned violence against children.
abstract: Australian society continues to support physical punishment of children and is currently conducting a Royal Commission unto violence against children in custody. By contrast, New Zealand has banned physical punishment of children. Australian society needs to address this issue.
authors.affiliation: School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-2715
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forbes
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology; D066262:Social Norms
keywords: child violence; physical punishment