In an extraordinary turn of events the Clerk of Queensland’s Parliament has refused OpenAustralia permission to republish the state’s proceedings of parliament. This is the email we received this afternoon Katherine, I have taken sometime to consider your request because of the multitude of issues and its long term policy implications. At the outset, I [...]
A recent remark about government users of our website, and our recent exchanges with the DPS made me wonder, just how many people@gov.au are signed up for our email alerts as part of their daily routine? I asked Matthew to take a look at the stats, so he did, and this is the result. So [...]
The sample volume of the Register of Members’ Interests is in many ways a mundane looking tome. Representatives’ entries look like forms any one of us might fill in. Some standard and diligent, no doubt from years of filling in the same forms with exactly the information requested in the headings, others’ perhaps overly detailed. [...]
As of June 3rd, some more information on the Register of Members’ Interests “… as far as volume is concerned there are 7 binders with A4 sheets in them the size of the register grows progressively during the life of a parliament as members must notify ‘alterations of their interests’ within 28 days of the [...]
As of June 3rd, some more information on the Register of Members’ Interests “… as far as volume is concerned there are 7 binders with A4 sheets in them the size of the register grows progressively during the life of a parliament as members must notify ‘alterations of their interests’ within 28 days of the [...]
OpenAustralia development is coming along steadily. However we do still have quite a few bugs to iron out. We’re now looking for people to test out the site before its public release. Get in touch if you’re interested.
Hurrah, an official response from the Department of Parliamentary Services on our request to republish the Hansard. “You don’t require permission to reproduce Hansard extracts and from your recent email [...] additionally I can confirm that your citing of the Hansard source is appropriate.” One small step for OpenAustralia, and one not insubstantial leap for [...]
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