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Verify Pty Ltd
Making the unknown knowable.
Practical systems for reliable information, democratic participation and collective decision-making.
Our current major work is the Vote4Democracy Project — developing civic infrastructure that helps people understand decisions being made in their name, identify what matters to them, and participate between elections.
Who we are
A small organisation with a larger purpose.
Verify Pty Ltd currently has no employees. The work is led by founder Thor Prohaska and developed in collaboration with a growing group of people contributing ideas, experience, knowledge and practical support.
A significant part of the present work is occurring through the Lawnton Community Catchups on Brisbane’s north side, where democratic ideas can be developed and tested with real people around real issues.
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Vote4Democracy
Engage at your own level
Browse, follow, contribute knowledge, join a Community Catchup, vote directly or choose someone you trust to represent you.
One democratic space
The longer-term goal is common civic infrastructure spanning local, state and federal democratic activity.
The person behind Verify
More than two decades of work — and a much longer question.
How can society organise the knowledge, experience and judgement it already possesses so that people can participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect them?
Thor Prohaska’s path to Verify has included the early development of Australian snowboarding, the conception of VoteWrap, Anthem Australia, technology prototypes and seven campaigns for elected office.
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Get in touch.
We welcome contact about democratic participation, civic technology, parliamentary information and the Vote4Democracy Project.
Thor Prohaska
Verify Pty Ltd
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
ACN 083 521 582