We analysed 35,000 Wikipedia entries about Australian places. Some of them sanitise history

By Heather Ford, Associate Professor, Communications, University of Technology Sydney
Francesca Sidoti, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Technology Sydney
Michael Falk, Senior Lecturer in Digital Studies, The University of Melbourne
Tamson Pietsch, Associate Professor, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney

The first project to examine Australian Wikipedia entries finds topics such as Australian history and use of First Nations place names are sparking ‘edit wars’, with some serious omissions.

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