Wikimedia Australia

Latest revision as of 06:19, 8 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.

Wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data
What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data?

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how
Drop in and Wiki - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 — Friday 3 May 2024
Happening in Tallinn, Estonia, 3rd to 5th May 2024

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

Latest News

ANZSI-CSU SICS-Wikimedia Australia Partner Project Update

16 April 2024

Identifying and filling gaps in library and information science (LIS)-related content on Wikimedia platforms

Wikipedia Citation Needed AI Tool

9 April 2024

A Chrome extension for finding citations in Wikipedia by using ChatGPT

Art and Feminism in Australia

4 April 2024

What we've been up to for Art+Feminism in Australia.

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

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-To become a member of Wikimedia Australia, you may visit our [http://membership.wikimedia.org.au/memberdb/?page=signup membership system sign-up] site where you can complete the application before your nomination is accepted by a member of the committee.
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