Are you keen to donate and showcase your science photography on Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia? Join us for an engaging FAQ session to learn how you can participate in the 2025 Wiki Science Photography Competition!

📅 Registration via Humanitix:
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🎉 Save the date: WikiCon Australia 2026!
We are thrilled to announce that WikiCon Australia 2026 will take place in Canberra over two days, 11 April 11 & 12 April 2026, at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. More to come.
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🤩 The English Wikipedia has reached 7,000,000 articles 🎉
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Lest We Forget
An Australian Defence Force service member salutes during the playing of the bugle during an Anzac Day dawn ceremony in Darwin, NT, Australia, April 25, 2021.
📸 by U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Micha Pierce, public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Wikipedia is an invaluable tool for fact-checking and combating misinformation. That's why from 15 May to 5 June 2025, Wikimedia Australia and @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social are calling on all #LibraryLovers to add at least one reference to Wikipedia!
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After the success of our recent calls for images, we are now looking for photos of Tiny Little Libraries. We would love to document the diversity and… randomness of some of these little acts of kindness!
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Image: wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Improving @wikipedia.org one edit at a time... did you know you can add citations from Trove directly into Wikipedia? Trove is one of our favourite resources when looking for information on Australian topics. It's so easy to add references from Trove to Wikipedia!

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Capturing everyday life in Australia... chicken coops! 🐓
Calling for images to capture the more mundane aspects of Australian life.
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Image: by Aliceinthealice, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Most of us carry smartphones that allow us to take pictures of friends, family, and pets daily. However, many aspects of our lives remain uncaptured and undocumented. Can you add to this Wikimedia Commons Category?
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Image: by Gnangarra, Attribution 2.5 Australia.

Have you heard of Annette Kellerman? 🇦🇺 She challenged the societal norms of her time not only in Australia but on a global stage. What is Annette Kellerman's legacy? Read about her amazing achievements:

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🌍 Ready to get involved in the Wikipedia community? Want to help a friend get started? Take a look at this online course for beginners that explains how to begin with the free encyclopedia. Check it out 👉 w.wiki/BVax

Wikimedia Australia is pleased to present this first-of-its-kind report, which provides insights into the interactions between First Nations peoples and the digital encyclopaedia, Wikipedia. wikimedia.org.au/wiki/First_N...

On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was established and first edited! This year Wikipedia Day is an occasion to celebrate Wikipedia's 23rd birthday.

Let's gather around the table and share a birthday morning tea and slice of birthday cake together - tag us with a photo #wikipediaday2024

ESEAP Conference 2024 scholarship applications are closing 15th January 2024 (AoE). Apply online: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_C...

We wish you all the happiest Christmas and New Year period.

Wikimedia Australia staff will be 'offline' until 2nd January. Looking forward to a busy 2024. Thanks for all your support.

(Mattinbgn, Werrimull Christmas Decorations, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/..., via Wikimedia Commons

#wikiconbrisbane kicking off this morning!

Applications for 2024 Partner Project Funding are now open! Have expertise in Wikimedia platforms? We are offering $5,000 - $10,000 per project to Australian organisations or individuals who have a big ideas! wikimedia.org.au/wiki/EOI_Par... #wikimedia #Wikipedia #wikidata #grants

Australians are the fifth most active Wikipedia editors in the world! We're super excited about this stat :) Read more here: https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/The_Popularity_of_Wikipedia_in_Australia