OpenAustralia Foundation

So how do we help? Run by the Open Australia Foundation, they are essential to democracy. 1. Donate to their website via the link in our story and in our highlights. 2. Follow them on insta, they are tagged in this post 3. Share this post, and get more people involved and aware!

Voting records are what keep politicians accountable. Having them on an easy to use platform makes them accessible. If they go, we lose easy to access to: 1. Voting records of every federal MP going back decades, 2. Almost 1 million entries of Hansard 3. Almost 15,000 FOI requests.

This is a pretty urgent one, guys. By now, you’ll all know theyvoteforyou.org.au. They’re the voting records site that we use regularly to highlight the way politicians vote. They’re running out of money. Without regular donations, they will have to close within months.

Right to Know is a vitally important resource for public advocacy and journalism and I know there are some real They Vote For You merchants on here and you should ALL strongly consider supporting OpenAustralia, as everyone benefits from their free public collections whether we use them or not.

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A regulator needed a record of what agencies had released under FOI, and when. To get it, they used Right to Know. The OAIC's review of 30 disclosure logs names it more than thirty times. This is what our library is for: oaf.org.au/2026/08/13/t... #FOI #RightToKnow #OpenGov #Australia #Library

Hi there #opensource #ruby #developers: morph needs you. It keeps scrapers running for Planning Alerts, and the stack has aged badly. Come and take a piece of it. Even a README fix helps. oaf.org.au/2026/07/30/m...

A big year for open democracy in Australia. Planning Alerts collected 198,020 development applications (+27%). 1,678 FOI requests on Right to Know. Our 2025-26 review: oaf.org.au/2026/07/17/a... #auspol #CivicTech #FOI

Our CEO Ben Fairless will be on ABC Radio Canberra with Alice Matthews from ~1pm AEST, talking about TheyVoteForYou.org.au and why everyone should see how their MP votes. Listen live: www.abc.net.au/listen/live/... Support: donate.oaf.org.au #auspol #TheyVoteForYou #OpenAustralia #transparency

So we got knocked back on a funding application last week 😔. Maybe we could get lots of people to donate a little? 🙏 Monthly 10 x $1000 100 x $100 1000 x $10 donate.oaf.org.au

We are on the lookout for someone with fundraising experience! 🇦🇺 We're the charity behind #PlanningAlerts, #RightToKnow, #TheyVoteForYou, and #OpenAustralia and we need help as our funding is almost out. More Info: oaf.org.au/2026/02/17/b...

The policy “for supporting Israel” is a draft. It’s still being worked on, is subject to change, and may be wildly inaccurate until it’s been finalised. #TheyVoteForYou #Israel #Australia #Gaza #auspol

Unfortunately we’ve seen an increase in automated services sending too many requests to theyvoteforyou.org.au. We have been forced to implement some extra security measures - these shouldn’t impact humans but if you are having any issues, please let us know. #TheyVoteForYou #OpenAustralia

Who votes for compulsory income management? Thanks to @oaf.org.au + their awesome theyvoteforyou.org.au, a thread 🧵⬇️ of 40 out of the overwhelming majority thanks to this policy theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/298

It’s incredible that the government is seeking to use “national security” as a premise for hiding the source code of some very basic software. Please consider contributing to Fraser’s FOI fight! #FOI #Transparency #RightToKnow

We don’t normally ask for help, but our financial reserves are dwindling. If you value Right to Know, Planning Alerts or They Vote for You, please chip in at donate.oaf.org.au. Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.

We're saying farewell to Election Leaflets to concentrate more on Planning Alerts, Right to Know, and They Vote for You. Discover further details here: www.oaf.org.au/2025/12/02/f... #ElectionLeaflets #PlanningAlerts #RightToKnow #TheyVoteForYou

The FOI Amendment Bill 2025 makes it harder to hold govt to account: bans anonymous requests, adds a “transparency tax” fee, and expands secrecy. Parliament must reject it. 👉 www.oaf.org.au/2025/09/08/2... #RightToKnow #FOI #auspol

We’ve made a submission to the OAIC in response to proposed changes to the FOI Guidelines. We shared ways to make FOI easier to understand, protect applicant privacy, and work better for public platforms. See here: www.oaf.org.au/2025/06/24/o... #FOI #RightToKnow #Transparency

Our team have done some work “under the hood” and you’re now able to login! bsky.app/profile/oaf....

At the moment people aren’t able to sign up or log in to theyvoteforyou.org.au - we’re aware of the issue and our team are working on it. You can still see how your MP has voted on existing issues for free without logging in.

Thank you to our wonderful volunteer Ella for creating this infographic on how to use They Vote For You. #election #Election2025 #AusVotes #AusPol #FederalElection #TVFY #TheyVoteForYou

Because nothing says "I care about being informed" like a killer t-shirt right?! One run, just for fun. Pre-order now: swag.theyvoteforyou.org.au/products/sho... Democracy looks good on you! #AusPol #TheyVoteForYou #TVFY #OpenAustralia #OAF #OpenAustraliaFoundation

There has been a recent surge in automated suspicious looking traffic. However it wasn't the only reason the site went down yesterday.

Bad news. For a big chunk of today theyvoteforyou.org.au has been down. We've had a sudden spike in automated traffic. The problem combined with a performance issue on a particular page. We've blocked traffic and put in place a workaround. Fingers crossed it's all good now. Enjoy!

YIMBY-ism has been showing up lately on our Planning Alerts service. Curious into what was going on, Eiddwen Jeffery decided to dig a bit deeper... www.oaf.org.au/2025/03/05/t...