Wikimedia Australia

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Welcome to the website of

Wikimedia Australia

"Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."
—George Washington, 8 January 1790

Wikimedia Australia Inc. is an independent non-profit association that aims to support and promote the creation and distribution of freely licensed cultural works, especially the projects of the Wikimedia Foundation, and the technology that supports those projects.

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Contact

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General enquiries: contact[at]wikimedia.org.au

Press enquiries: press[at]wikimedia.org.au

Membership enquiries: membership[at]wikimedia.org.au

Membership

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Latest news

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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

Coming events from our calendar:

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
Online Community Meeting - May 2024 — Wednesday 8 May 2024
Hear from the Wikimedia Australia community and share what you've been working on
ESEAP Conference 2024 — Friday 10 May 2024
regional conference held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024
Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how
Drop in and Wiki - June 2024 — Wednesday 5 June 2024
Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
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?
Wikimania 2024 — Wednesday 7 August 2024
Wikimania brings together people from all over the world to celebrate free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and the many project contributors.

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