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• What I think should be changed (include citations):

On behalf of the Party executive I have written the following text to add to the page:

In 2015, Tony Tonkin, disillusioned with South Australia’s child protection system, initiated the formation of the Child Protection Party (CPP) to advocate for children’s rights. Starting with a small meeting, the party grew through social media and was registered in SA and federally by 2017. It contested the 2017 state election, gaining 16,000 first-preference votes despite limited funds. A poor strategy in the 2019 federal election led to deregistration at the federal level, as child protection is primarily a state issue.

In 2022, CPP partnered with Real Change SA due to financial constraints but failed to secure seats. Despite challenges, three CPP-supported policies were adopted in SA: mandatory social worker registration, increased public housing funding, and family conferences instead of court proceedings. Tony retired in 2023 after seven years as leader. The party emphasized the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the Rights of the Child, advocating for family unity and better support for vulnerable children.

Membership was $20/year, but due to insufficient support, CPP was deregistered in SA on 24 October 2024. It remains notable as the only political party in Australia—and possibly globally—focused solely on children’s voices.

'''Timeline of the Child Protection Party'

January 2015 - Tony Tonkin, disillusioned with Families SA, calls for forming a political party focused on child protection. About 30 people attend the first meeting.

2015–2016 - Committee formed; membership grows slowly at first, then accelerates after launching a Facebook page.

Early 2017 - Party registered in South Australia and later as a Federal Party.

March 2017 - Contested SA State Election fielding 2 candidates for the Legislative Council. The candidates received 16,000 first-preference votes despite limited funds.

2019 - Ran for a federal lower house seat (received <900 votes). Federal registration allowed to lapse since child protection is a state issue.

2022 - Unable to afford $6,000 candidate fees; partnered with Real Change SA but failed to win seats.

2023 Tony Tonkin retires after 7 years as Party leader.

February 2024 - SA Government adopts family conferences policy, one of CPP’s long-standing proposals. Other CPP-supported policies: mandatory social worker registration and increased public housing funding.

24 October 2024 - Party deregistered in South Australia due to lack of member support.'

• Why it should be changed:

The Child Protection Party is going through a rebranding and a change of focus. We will be renaming the party and developing new policies in addition to our existing policies around child protection. In order to preserve a record of our history, the party executive would like to update the page to describe our history since foundation in 2015 until October 2025

Cpprot (talk) 07:02, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Cpprot - as I mentioned on your talk page, everything on Wikipedia must be supported by reliable sources. In order to have this edit request accepted, you're going to need to add citations to sources for this information. Ideally these should be independent, secondary outlets like reputable newspapers, but citing the party's website would be okay as a second choice for a limited number of uncontroversial factual claims about the party's history. If you need instructions for adding citations, have a look at WP:REFB. MCE89 (talk) 07:05, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Unfortunately, there are no independent, secondary outlets that I can reference. The only source I can provide is the website.

Also, I added the CoI text but am not sure if I did so correctly. Cpprot (talk) 07:09, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The changes are not supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  IsCat (talk) 16:50, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]