Alan Corbett
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use Australian English Alan Gordon Corbett (born 6 April 1954) is an Australian former politician.
Originally a teacher, he was the founder of A Better Future for Our Children, a New South Wales political party.[1]
At the 1995 New South Wales state election, Corbett was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for that party despite receiving only 1.24% of the vote. He served until his retirement in 2003.[1] The party did not contest the state election of that year.[2]
In the late 2010s, Corbett publicly criticised the Queensland Government for not completely banning the use of corporal punishment, with private schools still legally permitted to use the cane.[3][4] Corbett said that despite Independent Schools Queensland insisting corporal punishment wasn't utilised in their schools anymore, the possibility would always remain that it could be re-introduced at any time while it was still legal under section 280 of the Queensland Criminal Code.[3][4]
In June 2024, Corbett announced he would be running as an independent candidate in the 2024 Queensland state election, contesting the seat of Bundaberg.[5] He was unsuccessful.[6]
Personal life
Corbett has one son.[7] His wife died in 2017 at the age of 51 after suffering from a long illness.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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