The democratic process relies on an unfettered flow of information. In Australia, the Westminster system of democracy sees representatives elected based on, presumably, their good character, their stated…
Our 2025-26 year in review: 198,020 development applications collected, 57 new councils added and 133 restored on Planning Alerts, 1,678 FOI requests on Right to Know, a growing…
We have been alerted to some political advertising that claims to show that teal independents are voting with the Greens Party over 70% of the time. We cannot…
You may have seen this screenshot showing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as a supporter of a constitutionally enshrined First Nations Voice in parliament. If this looks wrong to…
Back in 2016, I wrote a post about the state of rebellion in our parliament. At that time, rebellions were quite rare. How things have changed! We now…
Liberal Party Senator Andrew Bragg has stepped up his campaign against the OpenAustralia Foundation. The senator has hired high profile lawyer Rebekah Giles to threaten legal action over…
You may have noticed that your MP and senator voting records are looking a bit different. Voting records are now divided into nine different categories: Voted consistently for…
You may have been reading about the unsuccessful amendments to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package that opposition MPs and Senators attempted to pass last week. The amendments related…
