First Nations place names are embroiled in a Wikipedia storm as Australia's history wars play out in humanity's most influential source of knowledge.

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Wikipedia's article for K'gari became the site of a year-long edit war as contributors jostled over retaining its European name after the Queensland government officially renamed the heritage-listed island in 2023.

Other entries on Australian places show attempts to remove Indigenous names, research has found.

The online encyclopedia could be edited by anyone but in reality, those editing it were not representative, Wikimedia Australia president Elliott Bledsoe said.

"That's why things like F

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