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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 16 April 2024, there are 202,462 articles within the scope of WikiProject Australia, of which 592 are featured and 878 are good articles. This makes up 2.97% of the articles on Wikipedia, 5.49% of all featured articles and lists, and 2.22% of all good articles (see WP:AUSFG). Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are 515,976 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 26 145 296 475 FL 1 3 11 75 90 FM 180 180 A 1 24 42 67 GA 8 20 158 680 866 B 59 179 964 5,269 16 6,487 C 41 204 1,517 17,701 335 19,798 Start 6 176 2,392 71,942 1 3,124 77,641 Stub 4 518 82,130 2 4,747 87,401 List 3 31 258 8,797 58 69 9,216 Category 1 48 34,117 34,166 Disambig 17 549 566 File 1 2 3,383 3,386 Portal 195 195 Project 3 976 979 Redirect 6 75 3,141 5,550 8,772 Template 2 20 7,218 7,240 Draft 1 20 266 287 Assessed 126 651 6,066 190,183 52,495 8,291 257,812 Unassessed 2 35 34 149 220 Total 126 651 6,068 190,218 52,529 8,440 258,032 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,013,058 Ω = 5.26 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 133  → Australia articles needing expert attention 6  → Australia-centric articles 30 Underpopulated Australia categories 0 Unassessed Australia articles 235 WikiProject Australia Articles for review Current discussions Article alerts Today's featured articles 25 Apr 2024 – Vance Drummond (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb 23 Apr 2024 – Stanley Price Weir (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb Today's featured article requests 08 Jun 2024 – Bill Newton (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion Did you know 15 Apr 2024 – Kooraban National Park (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cremastra (t · c); see discussion 15 Apr 2024 – George Henry Jenkins (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ITBF (t · c); see discussion 14 Apr 2024 – Jerrawangala National Park (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cremastra (t · c); see discussion 03 Apr 2024 – Clean (2022 film) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MaxnaCarta (t · c); see discussion 12 Mar 2024 – Darwin Rocksitters Club (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 8UB3RG1N3 (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 16 Apr 2024 – Matt Purcell (businessman) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 15 Apr 2024 – 1974 Wills Cup (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mn1548 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 15 Apr 2024 – William Christian Hackett (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pprsmv (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 15 Apr 2024 – Rox De Luca (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by IgnatiusofLondon (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 15 Apr 2024 – Henry Beak (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Grahamec (t · c); see discussion (0 participants) 14 Apr 2024 – Rosamund Else-Mitchell (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Biruitorul (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Clarkson floods (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Steelkamp (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 13 Apr 2024 – Amelia Hamer (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 12 Apr 2024 – Embassy of Azerbaijan, Canberra (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pilaz (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 12 Apr 2024 – Alex Bhathal (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) (28 more...) Proposed deletions 15 Apr 2024 – Delegation from Tasmania to the Australian Parliament (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Klbrain (t · c): concern 14 Apr 2024 – Christopher Mayer (Australian actor) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Boleyn (t · c): concern 13 Apr 2024 – Mark Saul (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Erpert (t · c): concern 11 Apr 2024 – James Fry (writer) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern 10 Apr 2024 – Australia Roller Hockey National Championship (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern 15 Apr 2024 – Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Greenish Pickle! (t · c) was deproded by GB fan (t · c) on 15 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2024 – 2024 A-League Women finals series (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Djbolkas (t · c) was deproded by FastCube (t · c) (author) on 13 Apr 2024 08 Apr 2024 – Compass Airlines MkII (Australia) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by GhostInTheMachine (t · c) was redirected to Compass Airlines (Australia)#Compass Mark II (talk · edit · hist) 06 Apr 2024 – Beaconhills College (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 11 Apr 2024 05 Apr 2024 – William Christian Hackett (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Moriwen (t · c) was deproded by Liz (t · c) on 12 Apr 2024 (1 more...) Categories for discussion 14 Apr 2024 – Category:Visual artists in late 20th-century Australia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 14 Apr 2024 – Category:Visual artists in early 20th-century Australia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 11 Apr 2024 – Category:Natural history of Australia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – Category:20th-century Australian women activists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – Category:19th-century Australian women activists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – Category:20th-century Australian women tennis players (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – Category:Sole survivors of indigenous peoples (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 22 Mar 2024 – Category:Australian geriatricians (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion Templates for discussion 11 Apr 2024 – Template:Sydney Hornsby suburbs (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 09 Apr 2024 – Faketoshi (talk · edit · hist) →Craig Steven Wright was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion Files for discussion 12 Apr 2024 – File:Jbchandler.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on John Beals Chandler) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – File:Jack Lynch (rugby league).JPG (talk · edit · hist) (on Jack Lynch (rugby league)) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – File:HobartTramGPO.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Trams in Hobart) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – File:HobartTrolleyBus.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Trams in Hobart) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 10 Apr 2024 – File:HobartSingleBogieTram.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Trams in Hobart) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 09 Apr 2024 – File:Highlandestate-map.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Brisbane Boys' College) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 09 Apr 2024 – File:Harry Tancred.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Harry Tancred) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 09 Apr 2024 – File:Harry Sunderland.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion 09 Apr 2024 – File:Fred de Belin.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Fred de Belin) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion Featured article candidates 14 Apr 2024 – Nestory Irankunda (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by JC Kotisow (t · c); see discussion Featured list candidates 22 Feb 2024 – List of premiers of Victoria (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by GMH Melbourne (t · c); see discussion Good article nominees 07 Apr 2024 – Sophie Scamps (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GraziePrego (t · c); start discussion 11 Mar 2024 – Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MaxnaCarta (t · c); start discussion 22 Feb 2024 – Premier of Victoria (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GMH Melbourne (t · c); start discussion 30 Jan 2024 – Zali Steggall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GraziePrego (t · c); start discussion 07 Jan 2024 – John Tonkin (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Steelkamp (t · c); start discussion 21 Nov 2023 – Where the Angels Fall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); start discussion Featured article reviews 11 Apr 2024 – Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Pharaoh496 (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 06 Apr 2024 – Julian Assange (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Wikinetman (t · c); see discussion 29 Mar 2024 – Libertarian Party (Australia) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Helper201 (t · c); see discussion Peer reviews 03 Apr 2024 – George Lazenby (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c); see discussion 02 Apr 2024 – BP Refinery v Tracey (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by MaxnaCarta (t · c); see discussion 14 Mar 2024 – 2020 Coulson Aviation Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by GMH Melbourne (t · c); see discussion 11 Mar 2024 – The Cat Empire discography (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 15 Apr 2024 – 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bondi Junction stabbings by LouisOrr27 (t · c); see discussion 13 Apr 2024 – Brazen Hussies (2020 film) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Brazen Hussies by ShelfSkewed (t · c); see discussion 12 Apr 2024 – 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2022 ICC T20 World Cup final by Pharaoh496 (t · c); see discussion 09 Apr 2024 – Elizabeth Downs (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Elizabeth Downs, South Australia by Milkk7 (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – 1973 Australian referendum (Incomes) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1973 Australian referendum on incomes by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – 1928 Australian referendum (State debts) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1928 Australian referendum by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – 1973 Australian referendum (Prices) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1973 Australian referendum on prices by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – 1906 Australian referendum (Senate elections) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1906 Australian referendum by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 18 Mar 2024 – Tasmania Football Club (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Tasmania Devils by Teratix (t · c); see discussion 12 Mar 2024 – Fremantle Football Club (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Fremantle Dockers by Teratix (t · c); see discussion (1 more...) Articles to be merged 15 Apr 2024 – State Bank of South Australia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to BankSA by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion 13 Apr 2024 – Cyclone Kate (2006) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2005–06 Australian region cyclone season by Hurricanehink (t · c); see discussion 11 Apr 2024 – Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Keith Miller by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion 05 Apr 2024 – Norfolk Island Postal Service (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Postage stamps and postal history of Norfolk Island by Dfadden (t · c); see discussion 03 Apr 2024 – Droving (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Cattle drive by Andre Engels (t · c); see discussion 03 Apr 2024 – Australian Grand Prix F3 Support Race (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Australian Grand Prix by A7V2 (t · c); see discussion 31 Mar 2024 – List of mayors of the Gold Coast (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mayor of the Gold Coast by Totallynotarandomalt69 (t · c); see discussion 23 Mar 2024 – SA Suns (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Southern Suns by Roastedbeanz1 (t · c); see discussion 23 Mar 2024 – Southern Suns (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to SA Suns by Roastedbeanz1 (t · c); see discussion 12 Mar 2024 – Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Early life of Ricky Ponting by Pharaoh496 (t · c); see discussion (11 more...) Articles to be split 06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion 01 Mar 2024 – How to Walk Away (novel) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Steel1943 (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 15 May 2023 – Vietnam War (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hanyangprofessor2 (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 29 Mar 2022 – 'Ndrangheta (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Gusfriend (t · c); see discussion (4 more...) Articles for creation 15 Apr 2024 – Draft:John Maxwell Bailey (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JFBB12345 (t · c) 12 Apr 2024 – Draft:Talent Beyond Boundaries (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2001:569:7BA9:EC00:887D:FAD1:E332:8B6B (t · c) 12 Apr 2024 – Draft:Gavin Dore (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Electricmaster (t · c) 11 Apr 2024 – Draft:Melbourne University Soccer Club (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NicheRef (t · c) 11 Apr 2024 – Draft:Hart, Hitchcock and Co (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AC1are (t · c) 06 Apr 2024 – Draft:Bruce Lehrmann (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TarnishedPath (t · c) 06 Apr 2024 – Draft:Stephanie Foster (public servant) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Can Stan (t · c) 03 Apr 2024 – Draft:Master Builders Queensland (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SunshineFooty23 (t · c) 25 Mar 2024 – Draft:Flathead (film) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2001:8003:483C:DD01:754D:EEA8:BE9A:BBA3 (t · c) 24 Mar 2024 – Draft:Australian Universities Accord (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SableCarpenter (t · c) (23 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 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:Australian 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: "Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal people removed from their families as a result of Australian government policies wishing to "establish connections to their family, community, culture and country."