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--- wiki:start [2017/03/25 13:00] – carl
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-__**Quick Links**__
-  * [[wiki:index|Content]]
-  * [[wiki:acronyms|Glossary & Acronyms]]
-  * Resources (external links
-  * Resources (files)
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 ====== Wiki & Knowledge Base ======
+Welcome to the Let's Fix the Tax Treaty! Wiki.  Here you'll find information pertaining to the US practice of citizenship-based taxation on Australian residents and citizens, as well as the effects of both FATCA and the Australia/US Tax Treaty on both US citizens residing in Australia and Australian citizens residing in the US.
 ===== Context & Purpose =====
-The purpose of this Wiki is to gather and maintain a common information source pertaining to our cause.
+The purpose of this Wiki is to gather and maintain a common information source pertaining to our cause.  The purpose of the **//Let's Fix the Tax Treaty!//** group is to influence the Australian Government to resist unfair and unjust US extra-territorial taxation.   //Let’s Fix the Tax Treaty!// advocates for the Australian Government to renegotiate the under-pinning legacy tax treaties and intergovernmental agreements to provide a fair go for all Australians.
 Presently, there is little awareness by government, policy makers or the general public of the issues caused to Australians through the US practices of Citizenship-based taxation.  Consequently, to affect change, we first need to educate Policy Makers and influencers such as the Media.  To do this, it will be important to create a **defensible** evidence base in support of our position.
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 ===== Becoming a Wiki Editor =====
-This Wiki is intended to be a volunteer created resource.  Anyone can become an editor and create relevant content, subject to controls described below.
+This Wiki is intended to be a volunteer created resource.  Anyone can request to become an editor and create relevant content, subject to the rules and controls described below.
   * [[wiki:start:editor_instructions|Instructions to become a Wiki Editor]]
-===== Evidence Base Requirements =====FIXME => to be moved to a sub-page
+===== Who we are =====
+This wiki has been developed to complement our website: [[http://fixthetaxtreaty.org|Let's Fix the Australia/US Tax Treaty]]. For more about our group, please see the [[http://fixthetaxtreaty.org/about/|About]] page on our website or [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/FixTheTaxTreaty/|join our Facebook group]].
-Evidence generation should satisfy the following criteria (modified, after [[:purpose_of|Unicef Advocacy Toolkit]])
-  - Is the evidence grounded in solid research, preferably undertaken by experts?
-     * Clear evidence – scale, severity, impact on lives
-     * Based on research and rigour
-     * “killer” statistics
-  - Does the evidence highlight the root causes of the problem?
-  - Does the evidence provide convincing solutions to the problem?
-     * Feasible solutions ...  Reliable & relevant
-  - Is the evidence complimented with qualitative analysis when it is quantitative, and vice versa?
-  - Is the evidence complimented by human impact stories that highlight the personal and human dimensions of the problem
-  - Can the evidence be easily disseminated?
-  - Is the evidence timely?