Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 19 January 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 19 January 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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360 advertisers spent $62,905 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 19 January 2026. The biggest spender was UNICEF Australia ($6,612). Total spend in 2026 to date: $1,021,067.

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Spent on 19 Jan

$62,905

360 advertisers

2026 to date

$1,021,067

1 January – 19 January 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

Every advertiser Meta lists as running political or issue ads, grouped by who they are.

19 January 2026

2026 to date

Category	19 Jan	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$7,941	12.6%	$115,776	11.3%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$20,697	32.9%	$325,909	31.9%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$908	1.4%	$18,025	1.8%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$3,322	5.3%	$59,124	5.8%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$7,556	12.0%	$148,164	14.5%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$14,545	23.1%	$221,741	21.7%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$1,824	2.9%	$36,085	3.5%
Small advertisers Advertisers not in the category list who have never spent more than $100 in a day (Meta reports their spend only as '≤$100').	$3,564	5.7%	$63,387	6.2%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,548	4.1%	$32,856	3.2%
Total	$62,905	100%	$1,021,067	100%

Advertisers on 19 January 2026

Filter by category or search by name. Click a name to see that advertiser's spending this year. "≤$100" means Meta only reported that the spend was $100 or less.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend	Ads
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$6,612	45
2	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$3,254	6
3	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,754	115
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$2,299	134
5	Queensland Government	Government	$2,219	12
6	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$2,006	37
7	AussieAF	Advocacy	$1,882	52
8	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,525	44
9	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$1,387	38
10	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,385	52
11	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,175	16
12	Our Watch	Charity	$1,127	24
13	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	39
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,087	8
15	Transport Victoria	Government	$799	26
16	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$740	13
17	GetUp!	Advocacy	$665	4
18	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$647	64
19	Water Corporation	Government	$632	11
20	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$630	30
21	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$629	64
22	United Workers Union	Union	$622	191
23	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	$581	1
24	SA Health	Government	$580	18
25	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$524	2
26	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$515	8
27	Keep Australia Safe	Advocacy	$510	2
28	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$504	8
29	The Climate Council	Advocacy	$482	53
30	The University of Melbourne	Other	$479	24
31	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$439	36
32	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$432	17
33	South Australian Government	Government	$409	34
34	Next Investors	Business	$405	5
35	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$404	4
36	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	$400	6
37	WA Government	Government	$387	2
38	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$369	6
39	Queensland Women	Unclassified	$362	11
40	Office of Senator Tony Sheldon	Party/Candidate	$355	15
41	Surfrider Foundation Australia	Advocacy	$339	6
42	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$337	3
43	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$317	25
44	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$312	7
45	REPLACE THE WASTE	Government	$301	11
46	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$300	12
47	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$300	102
48	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$296	2
49	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$287	7
50	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$275	18
51	Evan Mulholland MP	Party/Candidate	$234	25
52	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$234	5
53	Australians for Clean Air	Advocacy	$232	40
54	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$220	20
55	Plan International Australia	Charity	$209	6
56	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$208	11
57	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$208	6
58	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	$204	10
59	Islamophobia Register Australia	Unclassified	$202	165
60	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$200	91
61	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$194	2
62	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	$186	4
63	Australian Unions	Union	$183	37
64	World Vision Australia	Charity	$180	51
65	Climate 200	Advocacy	$165	5
66	Health and Wellbeing Queensland	Government	$164	19
67	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$163	17
68	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$152	4
69	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	$151	9
70	Foodbank WA	Charity	$150	26
71	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$149	23
72	Senator James McGrath - Fighting for Queensland	Party/Candidate	$147	1
73	Cerebral Palsy Alliance	Charity	$146	8
74	Sir Bertram Stevens Institute Limited	Unclassified	$145	1
75	Politics Reloaded	Unclassified	$143	2
76	Australian Ethical Investment	Unclassified	$141	6
77	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$140	1
78	Asylum Seekers Centre	Charity	$139	32
79	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$138	10
80	SafeWork NSW	Government	$136	5
81	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$135	5
82	Rick Wilson	Party/Candidate	$135	7
83	Online Hate Prevention Institute	Unclassified	$134	2
84	Tania Lawrence MP	Party/Candidate	$130	5
85	Australian Government Department of Health	Government	$128	2
86	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$127	4
87	The Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	$126	7
88	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$124	34
89	Genea	Business	$123	28
90	City of Joondalup	Government	$120	4
91	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$117	12
92	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$116	21
93	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$115	2
94	Phillip Thompson OAM MP	Party/Candidate	$114	1
95	Create Fertility	Unclassified	$110	51
96	Sussan Ley	Unclassified	$103	1
97	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$102	2
98	Citizen GO Australia & New Zealand	Unclassified	$101	1
99	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	3
100	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
101	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
102	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	38
103	Alex Dighton MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
104	Alison Champion	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
105	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
106	Andrew Braddock MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
107	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
108	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
109	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
110	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
111	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
112	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
113	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
114	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
115	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
116	Ariana Doolan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
117	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	≤$100	18
118	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	19
119	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
120	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
121	Australian Electoral Commission	Government	≤$100	1
122	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
123	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
124	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
125	Australian Rail Track Corporation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
126	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
127	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
128	Brandon Turton for Stuart - One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
129	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
130	Business Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
131	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
132	Cassandra Fernando MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
133	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	≤$100	3
134	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
135	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	15
136	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	3
137	Catholic Schools NSW	Unclassified	≤$100	5
138	CBM Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	9
139	Celebrating Masculinity	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
140	Centre for Public Integrity	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
141	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
142	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	7
143	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
144	Cindy Mcleish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
145	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	3
146	City of Kwinana	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
147	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
148	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	4
149	City of Stirling	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
150	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
151	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
152	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
153	Council Watch Victoria Inc	Advocacy	≤$100	1
154	Councillor Sean O'Reilly	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
155	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
156	Cr Clint Marsh - City of Playford	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
157	Craig Haslam Indpendent	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
158	Curious Minds Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
159	Dan Bull	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
160	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
161	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	8
162	David Batt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
163	David Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
164	David Farrelly	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
165	David Leach - Labor for Kavel	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
166	David Moncrieff MP - Member for Hughes	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
167	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Government	≤$100	4
168	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
169	Domestic Violence NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
170	Dr Christian Rowan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
171	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
172	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	25
173	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
174	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
175	Endeavour Energy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
176	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
177	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	≤$100	1
178	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	≤$100	2
179	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
180	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	2
181	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	4
182	Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
183	Fisheries Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
184	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
185	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
186	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
187	Future Super	Unclassified	≤$100	1
188	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
189	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	25
191	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	12
192	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
193	Growth Faculty	Unclassified	≤$100	8
194	Hagar Australia	Charity	≤$100	3
195	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
196	Humane World for Animals Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	2
197	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	17
198	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
199	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
200	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
201	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
202	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
203	Jacqui Scruby	Unclassified	≤$100	2
204	Jason Wood MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
205	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
206	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	5
207	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
208	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
209	Jesuit Mission Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	13
210	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	22
211	John Carey MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
212	Jonathan Huston - Liberal for Nedlands	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
213	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
214	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
215	Josh Martin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
216	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
217	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
218	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
219	Justine Elliot MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
220	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
221	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
222	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
223	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
224	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
225	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
226	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
227	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
228	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
229	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
230	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
231	Liberals of Bundoora	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
232	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
233	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	5
234	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	≤$100	6
235	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
236	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
237	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	20
238	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	≤$100	5
239	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
240	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
241	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
242	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
243	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
244	Melbourne Water	Unclassified	≤$100	10
245	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
246	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
247	Michael Crandon MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
248	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	1
249	Mining & Energy Union	Union	≤$100	5
250	Mito Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	3
252	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
253	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
254	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
255	Nathan Daniell for Mayor: Adelaide Hills Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
257	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	1
258	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
259	Nick McGowan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
260	NSW Parliament	Unclassified	≤$100	1
261	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
262	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
263	Overton Solutions	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
264	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	≤$100	4
265	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
266	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
267	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	4
268	Pat Conroy MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
269	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
270	Patrick Gorman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
271	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
273	Peter Khalil	Party/Candidate	≤$100	29
274	Peter Rentoulis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
276	Pregnancy Help Sydney	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
277	Queensland Farmers' Federation	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
278	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	≤$100	2
280	Rabobank Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
281	RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service	Unclassified	≤$100	1
282	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
284	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
285	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	26
286	Robert Menzies Institute	Unclassified	≤$100	2
287	Roger Cook	Unclassified	≤$100	3
288	Roma Britnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
289	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
290	SA-BEST	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
291	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
292	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
293	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	8
294	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
295	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	≤$100	9
296	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
297	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
298	SBS Hindi	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
299	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
300	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	6
301	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
302	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	5
303	SBS Tamil	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
304	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
305	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
306	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
307	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	≤$100	5
308	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
309	Senator Karen Grogan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
310	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
311	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
312	Senator Steph Hodgins-May	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
314	Senator Varun Ghosh	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
315	Seven Network (Operations) Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
316	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
317	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
318	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
319	Shine Lawyers	Business	≤$100	2
320	Simone Bailey - Labor for Hammond	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
321	South Aussies for Animals Inc.	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
322	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	40
323	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	≤$100	1
324	State Government of South Australia	Government	≤$100	7
325	Steve Catania MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
326	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
327	Tamara Smith Member for Ballina	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	9
329	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
330	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
331	The Benevolent Society	Charity	≤$100	7
332	The Events Agency	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
333	The Greens NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
334	The Information Rights Project	Unclassified	≤$100	1
335	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
336	The Line	Unclassified	≤$100	11
337	The University of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
338	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	≤$100	3
339	Think Forward	Unclassified	≤$100	1
340	Thomas McNab SA BEST	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
341	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
342	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
344	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	2
345	Town of Cambridge	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
346	Tweed Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
347	United firefighters union	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
348	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	≤$100	2
349	Uniting Communities	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
350	Unitingworld	Charity	≤$100	8
351	Verve Super	Business	≤$100	6
352	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
353	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
354	Wendy Lovell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
355	WOMENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL EXCHANGE INCORPORATED	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
356	Wyndham City	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
357	Yoorsay	Unclassified	≤$100	1
358	Your Money and Your Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
359	Zhi Soon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
360	Zoe McKenzie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 19 January 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$92,792
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$57,972
3	Queensland Government	Government	$51,179
4	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$32,530
5	AussieAF	Advocacy	$30,298
6	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$29,932
7	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$29,768
8	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$25,183
9	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$24,506
10	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$23,719
11	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$23,369
12	Our Watch	Charity	$21,627
13	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$18,760
14	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$16,997
15	Jewish Council of Australia	Advocacy	$14,729
16	Western Australia Police Force	Government	$14,221
17	Transport Victoria	Government	$13,825
18	United Workers Union	Union	$13,497
19	Keep Australia Safe	Advocacy	$12,811
20	SA Health	Government	$11,087
21	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$10,866
22	Water Corporation	Government	$10,818
23	South Australian Government	Government	$9,559
24	The University of Melbourne	Other	$8,158
25	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$8,096
26	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$8,023
27	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$7,502
28	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$7,268
29	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$7,070
30	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$6,730
31	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$6,210
32	Solutions for Australia	Advocacy	$5,976
33	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$5,874
34	REPLACE THE WASTE	Government	$5,770
35	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$5,669
36	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$5,631
37	The Climate Council	Advocacy	$5,598
38	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$5,473
39	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	$5,330
40	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$5,214
41	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$5,205
42	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$5,121
43	Next Investors	Business	$4,961
44	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$4,937
45	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$4,765
46	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$4,651
47	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	$4,564
48	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$4,326
49	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$4,307
50	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$4,291

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Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 19 January 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 19 January 2026. From 19 daily reports.
Meta reports daily spend under $100 only as "≤$100"; we count each such line as $34.60, a value worked out from Meta's exact 90-day report.
Categories are assigned by Political Gadgets and reviewed by hand. New advertisers show as Unclassified until they're reviewed.

Source: Meta Ad Library report (ads about social issues, elections or politics, Australia), with categories added by Political Gadgets. Offered 'as is' under CC BY-NC 4.0.