Ben Fairless
Transparency Advocate (Freedom Of Information)
Australia
Summary
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SeniorBen Fairless is a transparency advocate and leader with 12 years' experience, currently heading the OpenAustralia Foundation where he runs a digital library for democracy focused on freedom of information. Based in Australia, he combines nonprofit leadership with a practical understanding of civic tech to make government data more accessible and auditable. His work emphasizes public accountability through open data platforms and community-facing tools rather than purely technical bells and whistles. Known for turning complex FOI processes into usable digital services, he blends policy insight with product-minded delivery. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic connector who brings diverse stakeholders together to improve transparency at scale.
12 years of coding experience
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (119)
webscraping10
keybase10
capybara10
docker10
markdown9
cli9
pgp9
vote9
mls9
end-to-end-encryption9
homebrew-formula9
ruby9
microsoft-azure9
democracy9
chat9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
ausdemocrats/CIPP-API
Dec 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:6 pushes in 2 months
openaustralia/.github
Nov 2025 - Jul 2026
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 5 branches in 7 months
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