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and on ethical engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This is an important piece of work and I'm so glad to see it starting.
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Terri Janke and Company lead phase 1 of WMAU ICIP and IDSov project
WMAU looks forward to co-creating a thoughtful, practical and respectful approach to ICIP and IDSov that will guide our work into the future.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Working with Terri Janke, Shevaun Wright and the Terri Janke and Company team we will be putting out a Guide on the use of First Nations knowledges on Wikimedia platforms.
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Terri Janke and Company lead phase 1 of WMAU ICIP and IDSov project
WMAU looks forward to co-creating a thoughtful, practical and respectful approach to ICIP and IDSov that will guide our work into the future.
wikimedia.org.au
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Today Wikimedia Australia announced the start of phase one of our journey to an Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) Protocol.
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Terri Janke and Company lead phase 1 of WMAU ICIP and IDSov project
WMAU looks forward to co-creating a thoughtful, practical and respectful approach to ICIP and IDSov that will guide our work into the future.
wikimedia.org.au
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Earlier in January Wikimedia Australia announced our 2024–2025 Partner Projects, in case you missed it. We'll be working with 2SER FM, the State Library Victoria and the South Australian Museum.
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Announcing 2025 Partner Projects
Organisations awarded Wikimedia Australia Partner Project funding for 2024-2025
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January 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Wikimedia Australia are digitising the Ian Peter Archive to preserve Australia's Internet history. Welcome Caddie and Cameron to our staff - we can't wait to see what you discover!
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An update on the Ian Peter Digitisation Project
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January 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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As the new President of Wikimedia Australia I have put down some thoughts on potential areas for the organisation to focus on going forward: free knowledge, knowledge equity, good governance and celebrating our community.
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September 20, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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"Making a wiki that is beautiful is a challenge, but we might have solved it. The WMAU skin for MediaWiki doesn’t look like your usual wiki, but underneath it is the same technology powering all Wikimedia projects."
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Making your Wiki beautiful with the WMAU MediaWiki skin
The Wikimedia Australia website in 2023 using the WMAU MediaWiki skin Making a wiki that is beautiful is a challenge, but we might have solved it. The WMAU skin for MediaWiki doesn’t look lik…
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January 24, 2024 at 2:48 AM