Your taxes should pay for services, not political campaigns. But in Victoria, public money can end up funding union campaigning — the ads, the mobilisation, the political muscle. Money raised from families, tradies and small business owners gets funnelled into causes those same people never agreed to back.

That is wrong. When the government hands public funds to a union, and that union spends on political campaigning, you are paying for someone else’s politics.

This is not about being for or against unions. It is about a simple line that should never be crossed: taxpayer money is for the public, not for political battles. A road gets built. A hospital gets staffed. A school gets funded. That is what your money is for.

Right now, that line is blurred. Public dollars flow one way, political campaigns run the other, and the people who fund it all are left in the dark. Trust breaks down when money meant for services quietly ends up backing a political agenda.

The demand is simple. No taxpayer money for union political campaigns.

I will fight to ban public funds being used for union political campaigning in Victoria. Your money should serve the community. Not fund a campaign.

Here is what the pledge means in practice:

• No taxpayer money used to fund union political campaigns.
• No public grants or contracts redirected into political campaigning.
• A clear, enforced line between public services and political activity.
• Full transparency so families and businesses can see their money is spent properly.

These are not radical ideas. They are the basics of a government that respects the people who fund it. Money raised from the public belongs to the public.

You work hard for your money. It should build things, fix things and serve your community. It should never bankroll a political campaign.

Sign the petition. Keep public money out of political campaigns.

Add your name  to ban taxpayer funds from being used for union political campaigning. Then share it with a neighbour, a workmate or a business owner who wants their money spent the right way.