How we work
We collect from official sources first, follow each site’s rules, check each AI summary against its source where we hold the text, and label each item by how authoritative it is. Here is how, step by step.
Where the information comes from
Official sources first: legislation registers and APIs, government media releases, regulators, consultation hubs, government gazettes and, where permitted, parliaments’ published data. We use an official API, export or feed where one exists, and read a page only where there is none.
We also collect from stakeholders: political parties and MPs (government, opposition and crossbench), think tanks and industry associations. Each item links to its official source.
Press articles are headline, date and link only. We never use subscription vendors’ content.
How we collect it
We follow each site’s robots.txt, crawl delays and terms of use. A refusal is never worked around: if a site refuses automated access, we ask its owner for access instead, and where an agency offers email alerts they may be the route.
Most sources are collected overnight; news pages every two hours through the day.
We hold items from July 2026 on. Bills still before a parliament and consultations still open are kept whatever their start date.
How we check AI summaries
Where we hold the source text, each AI summary is checked automatically against it before it appears. Numbers, dates and IDs in a summary must appear in the source, and a second AI check reads the summary for faithfulness. If it doesn’t pass, you see the facts and the link.
AI summaries are AI-generated. Verify against the official source. Not legal advice.
How items are labelled
Each item carries one of four labels. Rules and reviewers set the label, not the AI, so commentary never sits on par with policy.
- In force: legislation and instruments that are made.
- Proposed by government: bills, consultations and proposals from government.
- In Parliament: parliamentary process, such as inquiries and non-government bills.
- Position or commentary: positions and commentary from parties, MPs, think tanks and associations.
Neutrality
Party and stakeholder positions are labelled the same way, whoever makes them. We aim to cover each party with a federal seat and each independent MP and senator on the same terms.
Where it runs
Our database and AI models run in Australia. The database is Supabase, in Sydney. The AI models run on Amazon Web Services (Bedrock), in Sydney and Melbourne. The website is on Vercel, with its functions in Sydney.
What we don’t cover yet
Federal bills still before Parliament: we are waiting on Parliament data access. Federal Acts appear once they have passed. Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory come next. Local government and courts aren’t covered. Some sites refuse automated access.