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Wikimedia Australia, Inc.® 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.
Wikimedia Australia is recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation as an official chapter and as such will offer members an official voice in the global Wikimedia community, whose aim is to create the sum of all human knowledge, freely available in your own language.
The purpose of Wikimedia Australia is to:
- 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 Foundation (WMF)
- develop resources to assist Australians in the creation and maintenance of Free Cultural Works
Note: Wikimedia Australia and the Wikimedia Foundation have no relationship with WikiLeaks, formally or informally. For more information please see "What's in a name" from the official Wikimedia Foundation blog.
News
- Dr who? Campaign to boost digital profile of Australia's female scientists, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2014
- Wikibomb to boost online role models for women scientists, Life Scientist, 28 July 2014
- Women scientists work to right wrongs with Wikibomb, ABC News, 14 August 2014
- Gang-gang: Wikipedia bombers plot to promote women in science, Canberra Times, 14 August 2014
- Online activists use Wikibomb to give greater recognition to work of female scientists on Wikipedia, ABC News, 14 August 2014
- Mater Researchers part of Australia’s first Wikibomb, Mater Research, 26 August 2014
- Australian female scientists embrace the Wikibomb, veski, 15 August 2014
- TRI researchers join Australia's first Wikibomb, Translational Research Institute
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Events
- The Power & Privilege of Editing Wikipedia — 2021 December 9, Thursday
A panel about Wikipedia for the AAANZ Conference 2021 featuring Know My Name
- The Record: Melbourne Music Week Edit-a-thon — 2021 December 11, Saturday
Australian musicians are missing from Wikipedia. In Melbourne Music Week let's do something about it. Learn, edit and help write the record.
- Strategic Plan Feedback Session - Community Meeting December — 2021 December 15, Wednesday
Help shape the future of Wikimedia Australia by offering feedback on its new strategic plan
- Open Community Meeting - January — 2022 January 12, Wednesday
Attendance, presentations, questions or provocations are welcome!
- 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.
All Wikimedia Australia events are covered by the Safe Space Policy.
See the full calendar here. For more information about subscribing to our calendar, see the events help page.
You can create a new event or explore past events here.
Annual campaigns
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