OPINION: Why Our Watch won't comment on research findings Reader calls for Our Watch to address findings of a recent research paper into the effects of physical violence on children. File image. Letters to the Editor 9th Mar 2021 3:30 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Our Watch Australia is " ... a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia". It is mainly funded by governments and private corporations. There is no telephone number given on its website so the only way to reach it, is via its 'Contact Us' form. On the 21 August last year, I asked Our Watch to read and comment on the findings of a research paper that had established a link between the physical punishment of children and the likelihood that those same children could end up being either victims or perpetrators of domestic and family violence. ( NM 3/7/21)