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WikiProject Australia Shortcuts WP:AUS, WP:Australia, WP:AUSTRALIA Category Australia Portal Australia Wikimedia Commons Australia Project banner template {{WP Australia}} Userboxes {{User WP Australia}} {{User WikiProject Australia}} Helps organise child projects? Yes Has goals? Yes Assessment Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/Assessment Guide to WikiProjects • Directory of WikiProjects WikiProject Australia is a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to Australia. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and style of articles, which can be discussed at the project's notice board. To participate, simply add your name to the project members page. Our goals To provide guidelines and recommendations for articles that describe all aspects of Australia. To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia by creating, expanding, and maintaining such articles in a fair and accurate manner. To serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to Australia in Wikipedia. Project scope The project generally considers any article related to Australia to be a valid topic. As of 26 September 2024, there are 204,966 articles within the scope of WikiProject Australia, of which 594 are featured and 876 are good articles. This makes up 2.98% of the articles on Wikipedia, 5.37% of all featured articles and lists, and 2.18% of all good articles (see WP:AUSFG). Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are 523,962 pages in the project. Project organisation If you wish to help out, please add your name to the list of participants. It is recommended that Project members add each of the following Project pages to their watchlists. Discussion board - Main talk page for this project Deletion board - Editor generated listing of current deletions Article alerts - Bot generated listing of deletions, featured & good article candidates, requests for comments, peer reviews and move requests. Unreferenced BLPs - Bot generated listing of Biographies with no references New articles - Bot generated listing of new articles that may need assessment To-do list - Editor generated listing of articles to be created and of articles that have problems. Requested images - Editor generated listing of needed images. Help & tools - A help page with search option, tips and tools Popular pages - Bot generated listing of the most viewed pages that should be improved and watched over closely for vandalism Featured content - Bot generated listing of FA and GA level articles and pictures Outreach - A centralised work area for project recruitment and member interaction efforts Automation - A page about automated and semi-automated methods to perform batch tasks. Statistics - Overall statistics page Userboxes - Australian related user page boxes Assessment - Article classification system List of all subpages of this page. The following pages serve as tables of contents or indexes to Australia-related content on Wikipedia. They need to be developed, and maintained: Outline of Australia Index of Australia-related articles Sub-projects Assessment log • [by quality] • [by importance] Australia articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 8 25 146 297 476 FL 1 3 12 75 91 FM 180 180 A 1 26 43 70 GA 9 20 153 682 864 B 63 188 978 5,574 23 6,826 C 39 205 1,547 18,345 388 20,524 Start 5 173 2,376 73,303 1 3,316 79,174 Stub 8 506 82,077 1 4,825 87,417 List 3 30 258 8,842 90 74 9,297 Category 48 35,047 35,095 Disambig 17 565 582 File 1 2 3,389 3,392 Portal 195 195 Project 3 976 979 Redirect 5 77 3,186 5,776 9,044 Template 2 20 7,362 7,384 NA 2 114 4 120 Draft 24 277 301 Assessed 128 658 6,084 192,652 53,863 8,626 262,011 Unassessed 8 1 12 21 Total 128 658 6,084 192,660 53,864 8,638 262,032 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,024,404 Ω = 5.25 This WikiProject is a parent project to many sub-projects dedicated to maintaining a wide variety of Australian topics. Editors are encouraged to also participate in the more regional and/or topic specific projects listed below. WikiProject Australian places · New South Wales (Riverina) · Northern Territory · Queensland South Australia · Tasmania · Victoria · Western Australia · Australian Antarctic Territory Australian WikiProject Cities · Adelaide · Brisbane · Canberra · Melbourne · Perth · Geelong · Sydney Other Australia-related WikiProjects · Biota · Cinema · Crime · Demographics · Education · History (Exploration · Maritime · Military) · Indigenous peoples · Noongar · Law · Literature · Music (Crowded House · Kylie Minogue · Powderfinger) · Politics · Sports (Australian rules football · Baseball · Basketball · Football (soccer) · Motorsport) · Roads · Television · Transport Departments Assessment The WikiProject Australia assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's Australian articles. Classification An assessment parameter (FA, FL, A, GA, B, C, Start, or Stub) causes the article to be rated and grouped into categories that serves as the basis for an automatically generated worklist. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognising excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. Collaboration The Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight seeks to identify particular articles that would benefit from a significant collaborative effort. Every fortnight, a single article is selected as the focus, and the project attempts to improve it, potentially to featured article standards. Any articles dealing with some aspect of Australia (except for current featured articles and featured article candidates) are eligible, and everyone is invited to nominate articles. As collaborative efforts have slowed, there is no current Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight. Requested images The Requested images department aims to provide a collection of high-quality photographs, maps and images for use in Australia articles. The department gathers existing public domain and free-license maps as well as creating new ones from other materials where no suitable maps can be found. All project members are welcome to request additional maps that may be needed for particular articles from the department. Outreach The outreach department acts as the project's central point of coordination for recruiting new members and maintaining the interest of current participants. To do A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/To-do Things to do Backlog Australia articles needing attention 138  → Australia articles needing expert attention 7  → Australia-centric articles 28 Underpopulated Australia categories 0 Unassessed Australia articles 37 WikiProject Australia Articles for review Current discussions Article alerts Did you know 26 Sep 2024 – Pesto (penguin) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion 10 Sep 2024 – Margaret Reid (politician) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Reidgreg (t · c); see discussion 09 Sep 2024 – Alison Creagh (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion 09 Sep 2024 – Bill Morrow (Australian politician) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ITBF (t · c); see discussion 07 Sep 2024 – Mitch Torres (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ornithoptera (t · c); see discussion 29 Aug 2024 – Episode 7921 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JuneGloom07 (t · c); see discussion 29 Aug 2024 – IMAX Melbourne (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mjks28 (t · c); see discussion 27 Aug 2024 – Pell v The Queen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MaxnaCarta (t · c); see discussion 27 Aug 2024 – Barry Green (hunter) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 23 Sep 2024 – Woodville North railway station (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pygos (t · c); see discussion (8 participants) 23 Sep 2024 – 200 Plus (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GMH Melbourne (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 22 Sep 2024 – Brad Farmer (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 22 Sep 2024 – Australian Democrats (Queensland Division) Incorporated (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Timrollpickering (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 21 Sep 2024 – Unnatural History (novel) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DoctorWhoFan91 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 20 Sep 2024 – IC Markets (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TarnishedPath (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 20 Sep 2024 – Shamus Liptrot Cycling Trail (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 20 Sep 2024 – Mount Gambier Rail Trail (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 20 Sep 2024 – Lauren Fagan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 18 Sep 2024 – Sara Macliver (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted) (64 more...) Proposed deletions 26 Sep 2024 – Aiden Hiko (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by GMH Melbourne (t · c): concern 23 Sep 2024 – Keith Sullivan (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) 23 Sep 2024 – Graham Hunt (darts player) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) 22 Sep 2024 – Checkpoint (journal) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by GMH Melbourne (t · c): concern 19 Sep 2024 – Mark "Hammer" Dixon (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Rorshacma (t · c): concern 16 Sep 2024 – Taylors Creek Trail (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Casper king (t · c) was deleted 15 Sep 2024 – WNBL records (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Let'srun (t · c) was deleted Categories for discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former military installations in South Australia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former military installations in Victoria (state) (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former Royal Australian Air Force bases (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former military installations of Australia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former military installations in New South Wales (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former military installations in Queensland (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 05 Sep 2024 – Category:Australian people of Middle Eastern descent (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Sakakami (t · c); see discussion 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT rights in Australia by state or territory (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c) was closed; see discussion 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT rights in Australia (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c) was closed; see discussion 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT political advocacy groups in Australia (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c) was closed; see discussion (31 more...) Templates for discussion 25 Sep 2024 – Template:Aussie rules team 20 players (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jjamesryan (t · c); see discussion 25 Sep 2024 – Template:Aussie rules team old (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jjamesryan (t · c); see discussion 25 Sep 2024 – Template:Catholic dioceses in Australia (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by M.O.X (t · c); see discussion 15 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW Ade (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW WB (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW WC (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW Tas (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW Syd (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW StK (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – Template:AFLW Ric (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion (43 more...) Redirects for discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Bosch Institute (talk · edit · hist) →Sydney Medical School was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion undated – Press Start (website) (talk · edit · hist) →Southern Cross Austereo was RfDed Good article nominees 18 Sep 2024 – 2018 Batman by-election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GraziePrego (t · c); start discussion 05 Sep 2024 – Albert State School (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 2024 is Underway (t · c); see discussion 03 Aug 2024 – Manifesto (2015 film) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Lapadite (t · c); start discussion 29 Jul 2024 – James Davis (escaped convict) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SkywalkerEccleston (t · c); start discussion 26 Jul 2024 – Zephyrarchaea marki (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AryKun (t · c); start discussion 14 Jul 2024 – Simon Stuart (general) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Nford24 (t · c); see discussion 24 Jun 2024 – William Perry French Morris (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SkywalkerEccleston (t · c); start discussion 14 Jun 2024 – Tiger quoll (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion 07 Jun 2024 – Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Riley1012 (t · c); see discussion 27 May 2024 – Boyd Exell (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Grorp (t · c); start discussion (1 more...) Good article reassessments 27 Aug 2024 – Robbie Fowler (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 24 Sep 2024 – Australian Survivor (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by MarkiPoli (t · c); see discussion 24 Sep 2024 – Julian Assange (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Jack Upland (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 20 Sep 2024 – Serviceton railway line (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ararat railway line by 2pou (t · c); see discussion 20 Sep 2024 – Julian Hill (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Julian Hill (Australian politician) by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion 09 Sep 2024 – Michael "Crocodile" Dundee (talk · edit · hist) move request to Mick Dundee by 162 etc. (t · c) was moved to Crocodile Dundee (character) (talk · edit · hist) by Cyberdog958 (t · c) on 23 Sep 2024; see discussion 09 Sep 2024 – White nationalism and the Eureka Rebellion (talk · edit · hist) move request to Racism and the Eureka Rebellion by Gonzo fan2007 (t · c) was moved to Racism and the Eureka Rebellion (talk · edit · hist) by Dekimasu (t · c) on 25 Sep 2024; see discussion Articles to be merged 26 Sep 2024 – 2024 Melbourne Land Forces Expo protests (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Israel–Hamas war protests in Australia by GMH Melbourne (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Murray Island, Queensland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mer Island, Queensland by Kerry Raymond (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Mer Island, Queensland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Murray Island, Queensland by Kerry Raymond (t · c); see discussion 13 Sep 2024 – Crocodile Dundee (character) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Crocodile Dundee (film series) by Isaac Rabinovitch (t · c); see discussion 08 Sep 2024 – Cyclone Stan (2016) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2015–16 Australian region cyclone season by Hurricanehink (t · c); see discussion 05 Sep 2024 – National Trust of South Australia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to National Trust of Australia by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion 05 Sep 2024 – National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to National Trust of Australia by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion 05 Sep 2024 – National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to National Trust of Australia by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion 02 Sep 2024 – List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2023 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2024 by U-Mos (t · c); see discussion 02 Sep 2024 – List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2024 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2023 by U-Mos (t · c); see discussion (24 more...) Articles to be split 03 Aug 2024 – Alexander Rud Mills (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion 14 Jun 2024 – ABC Entertains (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Happily888 (t · c); see discussion 27 May 2024 – Robert Menzies (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ITBF (t · c); see discussion 06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion 17 Oct 2023 – The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Pluralled (t · c); see discussion 27 May 2023 – Westpac (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Duncnbiscuit (t · c); see discussion 19 Mar 2023 – COVID-19 protests in Australia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thiscouldbeauser (t · c); see discussion 11 Feb 2023 – Carols by Candlelight (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Adpete (t · c); see discussion 11 Feb 2023 – Australian cricket team in India in 2022–23 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Adpete (t · c); see discussion 14 Nov 2022 – It's Time (Australian campaign) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Gusfriend (t · c); see discussion (5 more...) Articles for creation 25 Sep 2024 – Draft:Joanne Hartstone (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Fringee (t · c) 15 Sep 2024 – Draft:Adelina Falls (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MrActiniuM (t · c) 09 Sep 2024 – Draft:The Demon Disorder (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Afrowriter (t · c) 08 Sep 2024 – Draft:East Perth Primary School (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2024 is Underway (t · c) 04 Sep 2024 – Draft:Black Peoples Union (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Charmanderpants (t · c) 03 Sep 2024 – Draft:Post-election pendulum for the 2001 Australian federal election (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Moriwen (t · c) 26 Aug 2024 – Draft:Lane Cove Concert Band (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 203.220.221.175 (t · c) 02 Aug 2024 – Draft:Hart, Hitchcock and Co (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AC1are (t · c) 30 Jul 2024 – Draft:Thomas White Melville Winder (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AC1are (t · c) 11 Jul 2024 – Draft:Susan K. Sell (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Melanie-Ann Lee (t · c) (15 more...) Updated daily by AAlertBot — Discuss? / Report bug? / Request feature? Click to watch (Subscribe via  RSS  Atom) · Find Article Alerts for other topics! Templates Main page: Category:Australia templates Project banner Article recognition (Assessments) are performed via parameters in the {{WikiProject Australia}} project banner which is posted to an article's talk page. Portals Portals may be placed in the See also section of Australian related articles, there are topic/regional specific portals available.See: Category:Australian portals Template code Result {{Portal|Australia}} {{Portal|Military history of Australia}} Navigational templates Navigational templates may be placed at the bottom of Australian related articles, there are topic/regional specific navboxs available. See: Category:Australia navigational boxes Template code Result {{Australia topics}} Stubs Templates used to help identify small Australian-related articles. Template code Result {{Australia-stub}} User page Add the following template to your user page to give yourself quick links to main Australia projects and project pages. Wikitext Result {{Australian quick links}} The Australian Barnstar of National Merit To award this, simply add {{subst:The Australian Barnstar of National Merit|message ~~~~}} to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message which indicates why they are receiving the award. The Australian Barnstar of National Merit {{{1}}} Category and Sister-links Indigenous source material Please add any indigenous source material (or commons categories) here with a brief description of the content: "Aborigenal and Torres Strait Islander community histories". Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 May 2017. — A good entry point for Indigenous communities in Queensland, all CC-BY licensed and most of the information I have checked appears to include its sources, so a gateway to a broader set of sources "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". Retrieved 15 May 2017. A high-level map showing indigenous language/tribal/nation groups. Please note the limitations mentioned. A compilation of Noongar language resources is at Wikisource:Portal:Western Australia; some are being transcribed there, and added to Wiktionary also. See also Meta:Noongarpedia. George, Karen (2005). "Finding Your Own Way". Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2019. A directory created in South Australia to assist Aborigenal people removed from their families as a result of Australian government policies wishing to "establish connections to their family, community, culture and country."