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

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

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...