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So we got knocked back on a funding application last week 😔.

Maybe we could get lots of people to donate a little? 🙏

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donate.oaf.org.au

Are they making these statements in parliament? OpenAustralia.org.au provides you with searchable records of what each politician says in parliament. You can also compare what they say in parliament to how they vote using theyvoteforyou.org.au.

Educate in what sense? We make it easy for people to get information about what is said in parliament (OpenAustralia.org.au), or you can head to theyvoteforyou.org.au to see how your local MP votes on important issues.

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...

Our team will be removing the "supports Israel" policy for the moment. It is no longer accurate post-Oct 2023 as the meaning of supporting Israel changed a lot since then, with many politicians changing their voting patterns.

#TheyVoteForYou

Free tools providing insights into what our politicians stand for Machinery for democracy. Understand how your representative votes, spends money, talks, and more. Make an informed voting decision.

You might want to check out our friends at @politicalgadgets.bsky.social - They have created a few really good tools to make it easier to explore data from various government sources: politicalgadgets.com

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

How does your MP vote on the issues that matter to you? Forget what politicians say. What truly matters is what they do. And what they do is vote, to write our laws which affect us all.

👋 Hey there! We run TheyVoteForYou.org.au which the above screenshots come from.

Don’t forget you can search for the voting record of all politicians on a policy that is near and dear to your community.

We are also a charity - treasure is always welcome: donate.oaf.org.au

Thanks for the shout out! Don’t forget you can see how all politicians vote on a particular policy, if you have family or friends who support or oppose a particular position.

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

For those interested in the details:

🆕 : Alpine, Blayney, Buloke, Mansfield, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, and Towong.

🔧 : Ararat, Bellingen, Gannawarra, Golden Plains, Hobsons Bay, Horsham, Kempsey, Moorabool, Pyrenees, and Swan Hill.

Planning Alerts A free service which searches Australian planning authority websites and emails you details of applications near you

A late night update to Planning Alerts!

🆕 9 new councils (~98,500 people)
🔧 10 fixed councils (~270,000 people)

📧 Sign up: www.planningalerts.org.au
💰 Donate: donate.oaf.org.au
#PlanningAlerts #LocalCouncils

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

Oh no! We've got our fingers and toes crossed.

Seriously, thanks for all the amazingly hard work you've done with upgrading and stabilising Right to Know 💚

Thank you so much for your feedback! 🥰.

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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.

The Federal Election is this Saturday. Have you checked how your MP votes on issues that matter to you?

Here's how to use our platform

It's easy to get started. Search by your postcode or MP's name.

Discover the policies your MP has voted for or against. You can even compare two MP's voting records with each other.

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.

How does your MP vote on the issues that matter to you? Forget what politicians say. What truly matters is what they do. And what they do is vote, to write our laws which affect us all.

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...