Wikimedia Australia

Latest revision as of 03:14, 5 June 2023

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.

Announcing our First Nations Wikipedian In Residence
Read the full announcement here!

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Wikihistories 2023: Wikipedia and its implications for memory (and forgetting) — Wednesday 7 June 2023
An two-day online conference on Wikipedia as a history-making platform
ESEAP Hub 33rd Meeting - East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific — Saturday 10 June 2023
Updates from ESEAP Hub
Community Meeting - June 2023 — Wednesday 14 June 2023
Our monthly community meeting

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

News

Wikimedia Australia and First Nations Metadata: ATSILIRN Protocols for Description and Access A discussion paper by Kirsten Thorpe, Nathan Sentance, and Lauren Booker

Find the latest news on our News page, or subscribe to our mailing list and follow our social media for updates.

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-'''Wikimedia Australia, Inc.'''&reg; is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, whose primary aim is to promote equality of opportunity to access and participate in the collaborative creation of [[Free Cultural Works]], especially educational works, and works about Australia, its culture, natural environment, and Australian news and media. '''See our [[Statement of Purpose]] & [[Rules]].'''</div>
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-'''Wikimedia Australia, Inc.&reg;''' is an [[meta:Local Wikimedia chapter#Existing chapters|approved chapter]] of the  [[wikimedia:Main Page|Wikimedia Foundation]]. We are currently [[Membership|accepting members]] and will soon be planning for our first [[Meetings|Annual General Meeting]] and the election of our first committee.
-The purpose of the organisation is to:
+[[Events|See more events]]. See also the full [[calendar]], and list of [[past events]].
-* organise and participate in educational and social events that promote development of Free Cultural Works and related open source software systems, in particular ''wikis''
-* increase public awareness, support and participation in the projects hosted by the [[wikimedia:Main Page|''Wikimedia Foundation'']] (WMF)
-* develop resources to assist Australians in the creation and maintenance of Free Cultural Works
-Wikimedia Australia is recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation as a 'official chapter' and as such will offer members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community, whose aim is to create unencumbered resources for use throughout the world.
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-To become a member of Wikimedia Australia, you may visit our <span class="plainlinks">[http://membership.wikimedia.org.au/memberdb/?page=signup membership system]</span> where you can complete the application before your nomination is accepted by a member of the committee.<br /><div align="right">[[Membership|''More details...'']]</div>
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-* [[wikipedia:Portal:Australia|Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia
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-* [[wikinews:Portal:Australia|Wikinews]], the free news source
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-* [[wikiquote:Australia|Wikiquote]], the free compendium of quotations
+Find the latest news on our [[News|News page]], or [[Subscribe|subscribe to our mailing list and follow our social media]] for updates.
-* [[commons:Australia|Wikimedia Commons]], the free media repository
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