Wikimedia Australia

Revision as of 06:01, 30 April 2024

Wikimedia Australia is the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation.
We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.

1Lib1Ref 2024
All it takes is One Librarian, One Reference

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Online Community Meeting - June 2024 — Wednesday 12 June 2024
Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on
Wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data — Wednesday 19 June 2024
What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data? What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?
Perth Meetup 81 — Sunday 23 June 2024
A social Wikimedia meetup for anyone interested in wikis.

See more events. See also the full calendar, and list of past events.

Latest News

Environment Centre NT Wikipedian in Residence

10 June 2024

Over 100 images have been added to Wikimedia Commons in the last few months as part of the Northern Territory Environment Wiki Project.

First Nations Focus Group Report

3 June 2024

First Nations Peoples' Experiences Using and Editing Wikipedia: Focus Groups Report Released

Wikimedia Australia May 2024 Update

31 May 2024

Our latest newsletter

Read more on our News page, or subscribe to our mailing list and follow our social media for updates.

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