The collection
Four collections, open to everyone.
Like any library, we lend freely. Each collection is a free public service – built, maintained and kept online by a small charity and a long list of volunteer contributors.
Planning Alerts
Planning Alerts emails you details of planning applications near you, as soon as they’re published. You’d probably want to know if your neighbour was going to knock their house down – now you can.
Right to Know
Right to Know helps you make Freedom of Information requests and publishes the answers for everyone to read. The government is funded by public money – you have a right to know how it’s spent.
They Vote for YouThey Vote for You
They Vote for You turns the parliamentary record into plain English, so you can see how your MP has actually voted on the issues you care about – not how they say they vote.
OpenAustralia.org.au
OpenAustralia.org.au makes the official record of Federal Parliament – Hansard – searchable and easy to follow. Find what your representatives said, and get an email when they speak about what matters to you.
Keep the collection open
Funded entirely by donations from people who use the services and want them to keep going. OpenAustralia Foundation is a registered charity. Donations are not currently tax deductible.