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OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
It's my least favorite thing in the world - asking for money but if you value OpenAustralia Foundation's work and our financially self-sabotaging independence then please support us donate.oaf.org.au
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Democracy is grand, but so are organisations like @OpenAustralia that help keep the wheels turning. They need your support
It's end of financial year and we'll be running a fundraiser in the coming weeks. We haven't done this in two years.
After that we'll be going properly quiet here on Twitter. You will find us over on social.oaf.org.au/@oaf. Hope you can keep up with us there.
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Another excellent tool in our citizens’ democracy box from @OpenAustralia
Compare how two people have voted in parliament. It's brand new! From any person page on theyvoteforyou.org.au click "Compare their voting record with someone else's"
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
AND... we're back up. Oops, sorry for the interruption in service. Did something happen? Oh yeah...
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Not recording certain types of votes properly in parliament seems like a weird administrative detail but it has important real world consequences
Maybe you’ve seen that Liberal Party Senator Andrew Bragg and MP for Wentworth Dave Sharma stepped up their campaign against the OpenAustralia Foundation? We’ve published a detailed response on our blog, but here’s a shorter thread with the main points. 🧵 #auspol
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Strong response from @marquelawyers shld give @jamesbragg pause as @OpenAustralia uncovers serious issues with the completeness of the parliamentary voting record that until now largely unknown, ignored and invisible to the general public.
Senator for NSW Andrew Bragg threatens OpenAustralia Foundation with legal action oaf.org.au/2022/03/14/senato…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
A new category has been added to your representative’s voting records... You may have noticed that your MP and senator voting records are looking a bit different on theyvoteforyou.org.au oaf.org.au/2022/01/31/a-new-…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Data journalists writing web scrapers. You know about morph.io right? It's free from @OpenAustralia (but kick them some dollarydoos if you find it useful).
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
How great is this? A week after @GoogleNewsInit trainees learnt all about Open Australia's theyvoteforyou.org.au, one of a few amazing sites like PlanningAlerts.org.au, Righttoknow.org.au, some random tries to ban it! And now everyone knows about it!!
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Website @TheyVote4You records how your MP votes on the issues that matter to you. But Coalition politicians have taken exception to a website, claiming it distorts their stances. @AmberMaySchultz reports #auspol
crikey.com.au/2021/11/16/lib…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Inner West Council @IWCouncil is back on PlanningAlerts after a (far too long) break. They switched to a new system early last year which proved to be difficult to get data out of :-( But we managed it! For example this "Demolition of all buildings" planningalerts.org.au/applic…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Federal FOI news: Standalone Freedom of Information Commissioner to be appointed innovationaus.com/standalone…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Announcing Right to Know Pro - For Journalists, Researchers, Academics, Campaigners, and FOI professionals oaf.org.au/2021/03/30/right-…
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Also tomorrow a whole slew of new powerful features for journalists "Right to Know Pro"
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Tomorrow we're launching a brand new look for Right to Know. Here's a sneaky peek
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Something new is coming next week... We can barely contain our excitement!
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
Ahoy! 2 new councils in Queensland and 8 in Victoria now on PlanningAlerts. That's covering a whopping population of just under a million people!
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
The 487,687 people (!) in Hume City Council in Victoria, Mid-Western Regional Council in NSW, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council in NSW and City of Stirling in WA can now get PlanningAlerts for where they live
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
A giant milestone! PlanningAlerts has now sent its 100 millionth application via email alerts. Amazing 🎉🎉🎉
OpenAustralia Foundation retweeted
You know those political flyers, badges, stickers, posters & how-to-vote cards that are starting to appear in your mailbox or in your hand? We will gladly take them!
Find out how to add to the national #ElectionCollection here: nla.gov.au/ephemera/federal-… #auspol #AusVotes19
