A Not for Profit campaign has seen Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey’s email inundated with thousands of complaints as the sector prepares itself for cuts of around $1 billion to Australia’s foreign aid.

The Campaign for Australian Aid, a coalition of Not for Profits supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has called on people to “interrupt Joe Hockey”.

The online blitz leads people to a web page featuring a caricature of Hockey writing the Budget and asks them to interrupt him by sending him an email.  

Campaign member World Vision Australia emailed its supporters, asking them to take part.

“[Joe Hockey’s] writing this year's budget right now. Last year, the Government announced massive cuts to Australian Aid over the next four years. Joe Hockey is expected to announce the first cut, of $1 billion, on Budget night (12 May). If he goes ahead with the cuts, it will be the biggest cut in Australian aid history and make us the least generous we've ever been,” World Vision Australia said.

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