Last week, ahead of the Senate Election, Global Citizens in Western Australia joined Dr Fiona Wood and other prominent Australians calling for an end to extreme poverty.

Appearing on camera they made it clear that we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make this a reality. All that is required is the political will.

Click the button on the right to send an email to decisions makers on all sides of politics making it clear you want Australia to increase - not cut - its support for the world’s poor.

With the budget due to be handed down in just over a month decisions are being made now on the future of Australian overseas aid.

Getting the overseas aid budget to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income needs to start now - Fifty cents in every $100 is not very much, but it can make a big impact for the world’s poor.

As Global Citizens we know what happens beyond Australia’s borders - including millions of people living in extreme poverty - affects what happens within Australia.