Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 5 April 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 5 April 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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435 advertisers spent $104,035 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 5 April 2026. The biggest spender was Australian Energy Producers ($8,474). Total spend in 2026 to date: $8,055,498.

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Spent on 5 Apr

$104,035

435 advertisers

2026 to date

$8,055,498

1 January – 5 April 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

5 April 2026

2026 to date

Category	5 Apr	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$12,503	12.0%	$1,635,836	20.3%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$24,723	23.8%	$1,894,368	23.5%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$4,364	4.2%	$217,960	2.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$21,922	21.1%	$916,993	11.4%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,143	12.6%	$1,116,652	13.9%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$18,086	17.4%	$1,356,284	16.8%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$2,728	2.6%	$223,157	2.8%
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').	$4,533	4.4%	$476,373	5.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,032	2.0%	$217,875	2.7%
Total	$104,035	100%	$8,055,498	100%

Advertisers on 5 April 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	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$8,474	18
2	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,148	178
3	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$4,602	64
4	Queensland Government	Government	$3,972	33
5	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$3,796	57
6	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$2,932	110
7	BHP	Business	$2,912	49
8	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$2,912	29
9	United For You	Union	$2,640	111
10	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,313	134
11	GetUp!	Advocacy	$2,280	9
12	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$2,171	240
13	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	67
14	Caritas Australia	Charity	$1,951	61
15	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,929	41
16	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,878	38
17	Australian Government	Government	$1,700	54
18	Water Corporation	Government	$1,589	13
19	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$1,522	24
20	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$1,496	39
21	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$1,307	21
22	NSW Mining	Business	$1,170	10
23	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,163	16
24	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$1,020	20
25	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Government	$857	4
26	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$743	17
27	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$703	24
28	WA Government	Government	$688	18
29	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	$684	5
30	AussieAF	Advocacy	$683	22
31	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$610	7
32	United Workers Union	Union	$608	192
33	Launch Housing	Charity	$570	11
34	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$537	33
35	Sky News Australia	Other	$514	12
36	Black Dog Institute	Charity	$509	35
37	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$508	34
38	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$499	23
39	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$491	15
40	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$469	31
41	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$467	12
42	Rebecca White	Party/Candidate	$458	12
43	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$447	8
44	Councillor Declan Clausen	Party/Candidate	$424	5
45	Tearfund Australia	Charity	$423	64
46	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$388	8
47	Launceston Greyhound Racing Club	Business	$373	3
48	HESTA	Business	$368	6
49	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$368	23
50	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$364	14
51	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$360	6
52	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$351	1
53	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$339	3
54	Plan International Australia	Charity	$338	23
55	Western Australia Police Force	Government	$337	3
56	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$330	10
57	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$326	35
58	First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria	Advocacy	$324	8
59	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$323	76
60	Climate 200	Advocacy	$319	5
61	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$316	8
62	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	$307	6
63	Next Investors	Business	$306	3
64	Cancer Council WA	Charity	$296	24
65	Australian Home Heating Association	Business	$291	4
66	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$287	17
67	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$286	3
68	Evan Mulholland MP	Party/Candidate	$279	21
69	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$279	23
70	Mission Australia	Charity	$267	9
71	Verve Super	Business	$258	2
72	Senator Nick McKim	Party/Candidate	$256	1
73	Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission	Government	$256	2
74	Phillip Thompson OAM MP	Party/Candidate	$254	3
75	ChildFund Australia	Charity	$253	26
76	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$245	2
77	Farm Transparency Project	Advocacy	$241	6
78	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$237	11
79	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	$236	5
80	Transport Victoria	Government	$230	9
81	Baptist World Aid Australia	Charity	$229	22
82	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$227	13
83	Australian Unions	Union	$222	49
84	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$217	16
85	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	$214	5
86	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$212	17
87	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$211	17
88	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$202	19
89	Julie Collins MP	Party/Candidate	$198	5
90	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$190	6
91	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$184	17
92	Engineers Australia	Business	$177	9
93	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$176	10
94	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$174	7
95	The Climate Council	Advocacy	$174	20
96	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$171	23
97	World Vision Australia	Charity	$170	51
98	SDA Union Victoria	Union	$166	2
99	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$165	1
100	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$161	2
101	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$156	5
102	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$154	9
103	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$151	5
104	ACT Government City Services	Government	$147	5
105	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$147	4
106	The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet,	Government	$147	21
107	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$146	22
108	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$140	12
109	Australian Services Union NSW & ACT	Union	$139	1
110	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$138	25
111	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$135	23
112	Win for Nature	Advocacy	$134	8
113	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$133	12
114	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$128	12
115	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	$124	5
116	Unitingworld	Charity	$123	11
117	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	$122	6
118	Yoorsay	Unclassified	$122	1
119	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	$121	1
120	Office of Senator Tony Sheldon	Party/Candidate	$121	15
121	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$121	4
122	SafeWork NSW	Government	$120	5
123	Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$116	2
124	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$114	8
125	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$114	4
126	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	$111	1
127	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$111	11
128	Monash IVF	Business	$111	3
129	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$109	4
130	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	$106	10
131	Madonna Jarrett MP	Party/Candidate	$105	2
132	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$105	10
133	The Events Agency	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
134	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	$103	10
135	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
136	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	3
137	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
138	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
139	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
140	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	13
141	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
142	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	4
143	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
144	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
145	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
146	Amber-Jade Sanderson	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
147	Anasina Gray-Barberio	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
148	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
149	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
150	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
151	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
152	Anne Stanley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
153	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
154	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	15
155	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
156	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
157	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
158	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
159	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
160	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	≤$100	9
161	Australian Rail Track Corporation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
162	Beach Patrol Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
163	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
164	Ben Pennings	Unclassified	≤$100	2
165	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	11
166	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	4
167	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
168	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
169	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	1
170	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
171	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
172	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	2
173	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
174	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
175	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	15
176	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	3
177	Cathy Zeiger - Div. 3 Councillor, Cairns Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
178	CCHR Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
179	Cecily Rosol MP for Bass	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
180	Centre for Public Integrity	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
181	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	9
182	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	5
183	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
184	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
185	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
187	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
188	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	4
189	Colleen Egan - Member for Thornlie	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Community for Benambra	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
191	Conversation at the Crossroads	Unclassified	≤$100	3
192	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
193	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
194	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
195	Councillor Seal Chong Wah	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
196	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
197	Cr John Friend-Pereira -Solway Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
198	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
199	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	17
200	Crikey	Other	≤$100	10
201	Dai Le	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
203	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
204	Daniel Pastorelli MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
205	Danny O'Brien MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
206	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
207	Declaration of Biological Truth Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
208	Department of Housing and Public Works	Government	≤$100	1
209	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	2
210	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
211	DocPlay	Unclassified	≤$100	6
212	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
213	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	21
214	Dr. Gordon Reid MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
215	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
216	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
217	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
218	Emma Kealy for Lowan	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
219	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
220	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	5
221	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
222	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	18
223	Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
224	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
225	Felicity Wilson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
226	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	5
227	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	24
228	Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE	Advocacy	≤$100	4
229	Fratelli d'ITALIA Oceania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
232	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
233	Frontline Workers Party	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
234	Future Super	Unclassified	≤$100	1
235	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
236	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
237	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
238	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
239	Genea	Business	≤$100	19
240	Glen Eira City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
242	Greater Shepparton City Council	Government	≤$100	5
243	Green Music Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	3
245	Humane World for Animals Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	4
246	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	9
247	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
248	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
249	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
250	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
251	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
252	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
253	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
254	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
255	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	13
256	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
257	Jess Teesdale	Unclassified	≤$100	4
258	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
259	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
260	Jim Overend - Hume City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
262	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
263	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
264	John Carey	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
265	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
266	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
267	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
268	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
269	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
270	Julie-Ann Campbell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
271	Karen McKeown OAM - MP for Penrith	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
273	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
274	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
275	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
276	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
277	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
278	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	≤$100	2
279	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
280	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
281	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	≤$100	1
282	Liam Staltari	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
284	Liberals of Bundoora	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
285	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
286	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	1
287	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
288	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
289	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	13
290	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	4
291	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
292	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
293	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
294	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	6
295	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
296	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
297	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
298	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
299	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
300	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
301	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	20
302	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
303	Menzies Research Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	1
304	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
305	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
306	Michelle Rowland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
307	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	2
308	Mining & Energy Union	Union	≤$100	11
309	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	30
310	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
311	Molong Battery	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
312	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
313	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
314	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
315	Nathan Hagarty MP - Member for Leppington	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
316	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
317	National Party of Australia - NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
318	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	≤$100	1
319	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
320	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
321	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
322	NSW Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	17
323	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
324	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
325	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
326	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
327	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	14
329	Parliament of South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
330	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	3
331	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
332	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
333	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
334	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
335	People with Disability Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
336	Peter Angelico	Unclassified	≤$100	1
337	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
338	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	≤$100	4
339	Queensland Human Rights Commission	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
340	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
341	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
342	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	6
343	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
344	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
346	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	32
347	Robert Simms MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
348	Rod Caddies - Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
349	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
350	Rosalie Woodruff MP for Franklin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
351	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
352	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
353	RSL NSW	Unclassified	≤$100	3
354	Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Sexual Violence Inc	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
355	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
356	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
357	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
358	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	≤$100	1
359	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	11
360	Save Victoria Park	Unclassified	≤$100	1
361	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	≤$100	9
362	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
363	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
364	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
365	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	5
366	SBS Pashto	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
367	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
368	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
369	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
370	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
371	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	2
372	SDA Union	Union	≤$100	4
373	Senator Anne Ruston	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
374	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
375	Senator Jess Walsh	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
376	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
377	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
378	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
379	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
380	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
381	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
382	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	1
383	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	≤$100	1
384	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
385	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
386	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Snow Strategic	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
388	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
389	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	11
390	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
391	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
392	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
393	State Government of South Australia	Government	≤$100	8
394	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
395	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
396	Steve Martin MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
397	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
398	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
399	Sustainable Population Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
400	Taimus Werner-Gibbings	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
401	Tara Cheyne for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
402	Tasmanian Electoral Commission	Government	≤$100	3
403	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
404	The Benevolent Society	Charity	≤$100	1
405	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
406	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
407	The Ethics Centre	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
408	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	2
409	The Line	Unclassified	≤$100	4
410	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
411	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
412	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
413	The University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	3
414	The University of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
415	The Week on Wednesday	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	≤$100	2
417	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
418	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
419	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
420	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
421	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	3
422	Tracee Hutchison	Unclassified	≤$100	3
423	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
424	Tyler Petersen - Independent Candidate for Huon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
425	Uniting Communities	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
426	Vica Bayley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
427	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
428	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
429	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
430	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
431	Women's Health and Equality Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
432	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	≤$100	12
433	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	6
434	WOMENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL EXCHANGE INCORPORATED	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
435	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	18

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 5 April 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$480,892
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$274,632
3	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$241,459
4	Queensland Government	Government	$227,661
5	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$214,193
6	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$188,275
7	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$167,650
8	Water Corporation	Government	$166,536
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$150,741
10	GetUp!	Advocacy	$135,114
11	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$131,520
12	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$126,961
13	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
14	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$125,220
15	AussieAF	Advocacy	$117,340
16	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
17	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
18	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$97,805
19	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$93,387
20	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
21	BHP	Business	$77,739
22	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$77,423
23	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
24	Transport Victoria	Government	$76,666
25	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$74,363
26	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$73,611
27	WA Government	Government	$66,747
28	United Workers Union	Union	$59,727
29	United For You	Union	$59,591
30	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,222
31	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$49,218
32	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$47,797
33	Real Change SA	Party/Candidate	$46,864
34	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$45,861
35	Solutions for Australia	Advocacy	$44,362
36	The Greens SA	Party/Candidate	$44,270
37	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$43,926
38	Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care	Government	$43,537
39	NSW Mining	Business	$42,910
40	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$42,668
41	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$40,570
42	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$37,122
43	Our Watch	Charity	$35,129
44	Coal Australia	Business	$34,138
45	Australians for Clean Air	Advocacy	$33,975
46	South Australian Government	Government	$33,379
47	Plan International Australia	Charity	$32,886
48	ifaw	Charity	$32,740
49	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$30,962
50	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$30,486

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 5 April 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 5 April 2026. From 95 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.