Wikimedia Australia April 2025 Update


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This month’s news and happenings include special announcements, inspirational projects and new events.

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News

Scoping a First Nations Protocol

We're excited to share that we have taken the first step in ensuring Wikimedia Australia aligns with the principles of cultural respect and sovereignty for First Nations Peoples by partnering with Terri Janke and Company, to scope an Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) Protocol. Read more about the Protocol.

From Archives to Wikipedia: Documenting Australian Feminism through Radical Acts

Undated group of WCTU of Victoria convention delegates c.1890s

The "Radical Acts" project at the State Library Victoria, funded as part of our Partner Projects 2024-2025, focused on enhancing the representation of Australian feminist activism within Wikipedia and archival records. It involved two Wikimedians-in-Residence, Kerrie Burn (User: Kerrieburn) and Ellie Watts (User: AdaWoolf), who have created new biographies and improved existing articles, aiming to combat gender bias and illuminate the contributions of Australian feminists. Read more.

Image: WCTU of Victoria, convention delegates, c.1890s by Crown Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A Wiki Day at the SA Museum: From Photos to Facts

Adelaide meetup April 2025

Wikimedia Australia hosted a meetup at the South Australian Museum, where attendees participated in a hands-on workshop titled "Wiki Day at SA Museum: From Photos to Facts." Led by Dr. Mike Dickison, a seasoned Wikipedian and Wikimedian at Large for Aotearoa New Zealand, the event aimed to empower participants to contribute meaningfully to Wikimedia projects. Throughout the day, participants explored the Wikimedia Commons workflow, learning how to take photos and turn them into valuable contributions on Wikidata and Wikipedia. See what was achieved.

Image: AlphaLemur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

1Lib1Ref

Cairns City Library at twilight, 2025

From May 15 to June 5, 2025, we at Wikimedia Australia, alongside our friends at Wikipedia Aotearoa New Zealand, invite all librarians, information professionals, and #LibraryLovers to step up and help combat misinformation by adding at least one reference to Wikipedia. Join an online or face to face event, or just contribute to the campaign at your own pace. Make sure to sign up!

Image: Cairns City Library at twilight, 2025, 02 by Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Transparency Report July to December 2024

Twice a year, the Wikimedia Foundation reports on requests we receive to alter or remove content from the projects and to provide nonpublic information about users. This Transparency Report includes charts and graphs that give details such as the origin of the requests and the projects targeted. Read the report.

Know My Name in 2025

For the last five years, Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the National Gallery of Australia to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian women artists. This partnership has seen us host a number of edit-a-thons each year in March, in line with International Women’s Day and travelling regionally to run edit-a-thons at the locations the NGA Know My Name exhibition is visiting. Read about this year's events.

Image: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wikipedia AI Dataset

Wikimedia Enterprise has introduced a structured dataset for machine learning that contains content from English and French Wikipedia. The dataset eliminates the need for raw article scraping by bots which strains Wikipedia’s servers. The dataset provides clean, machine-readable files and has been designed with machine learning workflows in mind. Read about the dataset.

Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026

The 2025-2026 WMF Annual Plan addresses the geopolitical and regulatory shifts affecting the Wikimedia movement. With the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia in January 2026 fast approaching, it serves as an opportunity for reflection and growth within the organisation and what the goals are for the movement going forward to bolster Wikimedia's impact worldwide. Read the Annual Plan.

Upcoming events

Join us for #1Lib1Ref

Events happening online and around Australia in the next few weeks.

Other things from around the web

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