---
title: Code for Australia
type: civic tech
status: active
country: AU
website: https://www.codeforaustralia.org
logo: /assets/org-logos/code-for-australia.png
contact:
  checked: 2026-07-24
  email: info@codeforaustralia.org
  source: https://www.codeforaustralia.org/contact-us/
summary: An Australian civic technology organisation that partners with government
  and non-profits to deliver digital solutions — through a fellowship program placing
  technologists inside public institutions.
concepts:
- e-government
- radical-transparency
location:
  latitude: -37.8136
  longitude: 144.9631
  name: Melbourne, Australia
  precision: city
events:
- date: '2014-01-01'
  title: Founded by Alvaro Maz, Jacob Lindsay and Daniel Groch
  url: https://portable.com.au/articles/code-for-australia-announcement/
  quote: Code for Australia is a nationwide civic technology organisation founded
    in 2014 by Alvaro Maz, Jacob Lindsay and Daniel Groch.
  note: Founded in 2014 by Alvaro Maz, Jacob Lindsay and Daniel Groch, initially announced
    as a partnership with Code for America to bring civic technology fellowships to
    Australian government
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-12'
  notable: true
activity:
  manual:
    checked: 2026-06-07
    date: 2026-06-07
    note: personally know it exist and still running
  sitemap:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    date: 2024-06-28
    note: Page last modified (from sitemap)
last_checked: '2026-06-29'
---

Code for Australia (CfA) is a civic tech organisation founded in 2014, modelled on Code for America. Its primary program is a **fellowship**: placing technologists (developers, designers, data scientists) inside government agencies and non-profits for short-term engagements to help solve civic problems through digital tools.

CfA also runs **Civic Makers**, a volunteer community bringing people together to build civic technology. Projects have spanned local government data accessibility, climate tools for councils, and public service improvement.

In a structural change, Portable (a civic tech consultancy) took on support of CfA's operations, with CfA's mission remaining unchanged.

## Relevance

CfA represents the infrastructure layer of civic tech in Australia — building the human network and institutional relationships that make government-facing technology projects possible. It is a key part of the broader ecosystem that includes [OpenAustralia Foundation](open-australia-foundation.md) and [GovHack](https://govhack.org).

## Links

- Website: [codeforaustralia.org](https://www.codeforaustralia.org)

## See also

- [E-Government](../concepts/e-government.md)
- [Radical Transparency](../concepts/radical-transparency.md)
- [Open Australia Foundation](open-australia-foundation.md)
- [g0v](g0v.md)
- [mySociety](mysociety.md)
- [DemocracyLab](democracylab.md)