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...