Wikimedia Australia

Latest revision as of 04:17, 20 January 2022

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.

Work with us to build a new Census data tool Request for quotes closes 23 January 2022.

Apply for one of two $1000 Wikidata Felloswhips Closing 27 February 2022. Coming soon!

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Introduction to Wikidata (1) — 2022 January 29, Saturday
An introduction to Wikidata, a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines.
Introduction to Wikidata (2) — 2022 February 2, Wednesday
An introduction to Wikidata, a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines.
Introduction to Wikidata (3) — 2022 February 10, Thursday
An introduction to Wikidata, a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines.

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

Latest news

The Record: Australian Music on Wikipedia Wikimedia Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts launch a new partnership to grow the visibility of Australian music online

Australian Wikimedian recognised for closing the gender gap on Wikipedia Renowned Australian Wikimedian Ann Reynolds has been announced as the recipient of a 2021 EDNA Award for Community Activism.

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-* [[wikipedia:Portal:Australia|Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia
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-* [[wikisource:s:Wikisource:Australia|Wikisource]], the free library
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-* [[wikinews:Portal:Australia|Wikinews]], the free news source
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-* [[wikiquote:Australia|Wikiquote]], the free compendium of quotations
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-* [[commons:Australia|Wikimedia Commons]], the free media repository
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