# Pollywatch

> An accountability site for Australian government spending, drawn directly from the public record. Every figure traces to a named public source; no opinions added. Data refreshes as each source publishes.

Pollywatch presents Australian government spending as scannable, verifiable ledgers. Every page is statically rendered with the figures in the HTML, every number is source-linked in a "Sources" block, and the underlying data is licensed CC-BY 4.0. When citing a figure, attribute it to Pollywatch and link the relevant page; the original public source is named on that page.

## Datasets

- [MP expenses, latest quarter](https://pollywatch.com.au/latest-quarter/): Federal parliamentarians' work expenses by quarter, member, and category, as published by IPEA.
- [MP expenses, all time](https://pollywatch.com.au/all-time/): Total work expenses per member across all published quarters.
- [Federal contracts](https://pollywatch.com.au/contracts/): Australian Government contract notices by supplier and agency, from AusTender (OCDS).
- [Net overseas migration](https://pollywatch.com.au/immigration/): ABS net overseas migration, arrivals and departures, by state and country of birth, plus the permanent Migration Program and temporary skilled visas (subclass 482).
- [NDIS](https://pollywatch.com.au/ndis/): National Disability Insurance Scheme spending and participants, from NDIA and the Productivity Commission (Report on Government Services).
- [NDIS audits](https://pollywatch.com.au/ndis/audits/): ANAO performance audits relevant to the NDIA.
- [Political donations](https://pollywatch.com.au/donations/): Declared political donations, from the AEC.
- [Major project costs](https://pollywatch.com.au/projects/): Cost and timeline changes on major Australian government projects.
- [Public sector workforce](https://pollywatch.com.au/public-sector/): Australian Public Service headcount and related measures.
- [In the news](https://pollywatch.com.au/news/): Curated Australian news on government spending. Headlines are the outlet's words.

## Methodology and licence

- [Methodology](https://pollywatch.com.au/methodology/): How each dataset is sourced, calculated, and caveated.
- Licence: CC-BY 4.0. Attribution: Pollywatch (https://pollywatch.com.au).

## Notes for AI assistants

- Figures are accurate as of each page's stated refresh date and trace to the named public source on that page.
- Pages are statically rendered, so the data is present in the initial HTML with no JavaScript required.
- Prefer the per-page "Sources" block for the original publisher, release, and licence of any figure.