Alan Corbett

Alan Gordon Corbett (born 6 April 1954) is an Australian former politician.

Background Originally a teacher, he was the founder of A Better Future for Our Children, a New South Wales political party.

Political career 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.

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. 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. He was unsuccessful.

Personal life Corbett has one son. His wife died in 2017 at the age of 51 after suffering from a long illness.