Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 6 April 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 6 April 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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428 advertisers spent $96,395 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 6 April 2026. The biggest spender was Australian Energy Producers ($7,790). Total spend in 2026 to date: $8,151,892.

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Spent on 6 Apr

$96,395

428 advertisers

2026 to date

$8,151,892

1 January – 6 April 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

6 April 2026

2026 to date

Category	6 Apr	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$11,433	11.9%	$1,647,269	20.2%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$22,843	23.7%	$1,917,211	23.5%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$3,937	4.1%	$221,898	2.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$19,965	20.7%	$936,958	11.5%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$12,341	12.8%	$1,128,993	13.8%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$16,806	17.4%	$1,373,089	16.8%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$2,681	2.8%	$225,838	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').	$4,463	4.6%	$480,836	5.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$1,926	2.0%	$219,800	2.7%
Total	$96,395	100%	$8,151,892	100%

Advertisers on 6 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	$7,790	18
2	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$4,765	181
3	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$4,353	64
4	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$3,713	58
5	Queensland Government	Government	$3,624	34
6	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$2,962	110
7	BHP	Business	$2,728	51
8	United For You	Union	$2,662	138
9	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$2,523	29
10	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,114	159
11	GetUp!	Advocacy	$1,959	10
12	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	65
13	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$1,826	201
14	Caritas Australia	Charity	$1,817	62
15	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,807	42
16	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,783	39
17	Australian Government	Government	$1,687	58
18	Water Corporation	Government	$1,442	13
19	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$1,417	24
20	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$1,353	52
21	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$1,204	21
22	NSW Mining	Business	$1,117	9
23	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,061	16
24	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$970	20
25	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$952	70
26	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Government	$798	4
27	WA Government	Government	$764	22
28	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$674	17
29	AussieAF	Advocacy	$572	22
30	United Workers Union	Union	$544	189
31	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$529	7
32	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	$518	5
33	Black Dog Institute	Charity	$510	35
34	Sky News Australia	Other	$499	13
35	Launch Housing	Charity	$491	11
36	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$488	33
37	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$471	34
38	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$453	28
39	Councillor Declan Clausen	Party/Candidate	$452	6
40	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	$451	6
41	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$429	8
42	Rebecca White	Party/Candidate	$427	12
43	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$411	12
44	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$396	23
45	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$381	8
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$371	14
47	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$351	24
48	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$344	6
49	HESTA	Business	$343	6
50	Launceston Greyhound Racing Club	Business	$343	3
51	Tearfund Australia	Charity	$342	67
52	Verve Super	Business	$337	2
53	Western Australia Police Force	Government	$330	3
54	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$324	10
55	Phillip Thompson OAM MP	Party/Candidate	$320	3
56	First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria	Advocacy	$303	8
57	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$301	1
58	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$298	36
59	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$293	8
60	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$292	3
61	Plan International Australia	Charity	$283	18
62	Next Investors	Business	$281	3
63	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$277	9
64	ifaw	Charity	$270	42
65	Climate 200	Advocacy	$262	5
66	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$261	83
67	ChildFund Australia	Charity	$259	27
68	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$259	17
69	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$258	2
70	Mission Australia	Charity	$255	9
71	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$254	23
72	Evan Mulholland MP	Party/Candidate	$249	20
73	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	$232	5
74	Farm Transparency Project	Advocacy	$227	6
75	Baptist World Aid Australia	Charity	$222	22
76	Transport Victoria	Government	$218	9
77	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$217	10
78	Cancer Council WA	Charity	$216	23
79	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$214	14
80	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	$210	5
81	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$209	11
82	Senator Nick McKim	Party/Candidate	$200	1
83	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$199	16
84	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$195	17
85	Australian Unions	Union	$192	55
86	Julie Collins MP	Party/Candidate	$185	5
87	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$184	18
88	Crikey	Other	$175	9
89	Engineers Australia	Business	$172	8
90	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$165	16
91	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$165	7
92	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$165	17
93	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$161	6
94	deadly stories	Government	$160	1
95	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$159	24
96	The Climate Council	Advocacy	$157	20
97	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$156	1
98	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$151	1
99	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$147	5
100	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$137	5
101	ACT Government City Services	Government	$136	5
102	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$135	18
103	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$135	9
104	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$132	31
105	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$128	1
106	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$127	13
107	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$124	4
108	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$123	12
109	The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet,	Government	$120	25
110	Win for Nature	Advocacy	$120	10
111	Unitingworld	Charity	$117	13
112	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$117	22
113	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$115	12
114	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$115	4
115	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$114	4
116	Office of Senator Tony Sheldon	Party/Candidate	$112	15
117	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$111	1
118	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	$105	6
119	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$104	8
120	Building Commission NSW	Government	$104	2
121	The Events Agency	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
122	Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$103	2
123	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	$101	14
124	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	$101	1
125	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	7
126	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
127	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
128	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
129	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	13
130	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
131	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	3
132	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
133	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
134	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
135	Amber-Jade Sanderson	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
136	Anasina Gray-Barberio	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
137	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
138	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
139	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
140	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
141	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
142	Anne Stanley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
143	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
144	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
145	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	15
146	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
147	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
148	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
149	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
150	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
151	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	≤$100	10
152	Australian Rail Track Corporation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
153	Australian Services Union NSW & ACT	Union	≤$100	1
154	Beach Patrol Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
155	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
156	Ben Pennings	Unclassified	≤$100	1
157	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	12
158	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	4
159	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
160	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
161	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	1
162	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
163	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
164	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
165	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
166	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	17
167	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	3
168	Cathy Zeiger - Div. 3 Councillor, Cairns Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
169	CCHR Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
170	Cecily Rosol MP for Bass	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
171	Centre for Public Integrity	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
172	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	11
173	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
174	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
175	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
176	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
177	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
178	Colleen Egan - Member for Thornlie	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
179	Community for Benambra	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
180	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
181	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
182	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
183	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
184	Cr John Friend-Pereira -Solway Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
185	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
186	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	23
187	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
188	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
189	Daniel Pastorelli MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
190	Danny O'Brien MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
191	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
192	Declaration of Biological Truth Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
193	Department of Housing and Public Works	Government	≤$100	1
194	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	2
195	DocPlay	Unclassified	≤$100	6
196	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
197	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	28
198	Dr. Gordon Reid MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
199	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
200	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
201	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Emma Kealy for Lowan	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
203	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
204	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	5
205	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	≤$100	4
206	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
207	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	17
208	Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
209	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
210	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	5
211	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	25
212	Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE	Advocacy	≤$100	4
213	Fratelli d'ITALIA Oceania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
214	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
216	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
217	Frontline Workers Party	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
218	Future Super	Unclassified	≤$100	1
219	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	14
220	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
221	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
222	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
223	Genea	Business	≤$100	19
224	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
225	Greater Shepparton City Council	Government	≤$100	5
226	Green Music Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	3
228	Humane World for Animals Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	2
229	Hysni Merja Official	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
232	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	≤$100	4
233	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
234	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
235	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
236	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
237	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
238	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
239	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	11
240	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
241	Jess Teesdale	Unclassified	≤$100	4
242	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
243	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
245	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
246	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
247	John Carey	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
248	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
249	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
250	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
251	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
252	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
253	Julie-Ann Campbell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
254	Karen McKeown OAM - MP for Penrith	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
256	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
257	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
258	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
259	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
260	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	≤$100	2
262	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
263	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
264	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	≤$100	1
265	Kris Civitarese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
267	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	1
268	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
269	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	13
271	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	4
272	Madonna Jarrett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
273	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
274	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
276	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	5
277	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
278	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
280	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
281	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
282	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
284	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
285	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
286	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
287	Menzies Research Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	1
288	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
289	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
290	Michelle Rowland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
291	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	2
292	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	28
293	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
294	Molong Battery	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	4
296	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
297	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
298	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
299	Nathan Hagarty MP - Member for Leppington	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
300	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
301	National Party of Australia - NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
302	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	≤$100	1
303	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
304	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
305	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
306	NORTHERN RIVERS TOXICOLOGY PTY LTD	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
307	NSW Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	13
308	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
309	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
310	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
311	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
312	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
314	Parliament of South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
315	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	3
316	Pat Conroy MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
317	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
318	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
319	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
320	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
321	People with Disability Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
322	Peter Angelico	Unclassified	≤$100	1
323	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
324	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	≤$100	7
325	Queensland Human Rights Commission	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
326	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
327	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	4
329	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
330	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
331	Richard Riordan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
332	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
333	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	35
334	Robert Simms MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
335	Rod Caddies - Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
336	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
337	Rosalie Woodruff MP for Franklin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
338	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
339	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
340	RSL NSW	Unclassified	≤$100	3
341	Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Sexual Violence Inc	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
342	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
343	SafeWork NSW	Government	≤$100	4
344	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
345	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
346	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	≤$100	1
347	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	10
348	Save Victoria Park	Unclassified	≤$100	1
349	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	≤$100	6
350	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
351	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	3
352	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
353	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
354	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	5
355	SBS Pashto	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
356	SBS Portuguese	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
357	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
358	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
359	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
360	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
361	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	2
362	SDA Union	Union	≤$100	4
363	Senator Anne Ruston	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
364	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
365	Senator Jess Walsh	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
366	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
367	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
368	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
369	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
370	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
371	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
372	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	1
373	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	≤$100	1
374	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
375	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
376	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
377	Shine Lawyers	Business	≤$100	2
378	Snow Strategic	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
379	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
380	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	11
381	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
382	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
383	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	5
384	State Government of South Australia	Government	≤$100	8
385	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
388	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
389	Sustainable Population Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
390	Taimus Werner-Gibbings	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
391	Tara Cheyne for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
392	Tasmanian Electoral Commission	Government	≤$100	3
393	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
394	The Benevolent Society	Charity	≤$100	1
395	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
396	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
397	The Ethics Centre	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
398	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	2
399	The Line	Unclassified	≤$100	4
400	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	1
401	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
402	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
403	The University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	3
404	The University of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
405	The Week on Wednesday	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
406	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	≤$100	3
407	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
408	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
409	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
410	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	3
411	Tracee Hutchison	Unclassified	≤$100	3
412	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
413	Tyler Petersen - Independent Candidate for Huon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
414	Uniting Communities	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
415	Vica Bayley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
417	WAMN News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
418	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
419	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
420	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
421	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
422	Women's Health and Equality Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
423	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	≤$100	14
424	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	8
425	WOMENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL EXCHANGE INCORPORATED	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
426	World Vision Australia	Charity	≤$100	57
427	Yoorsay	Unclassified	≤$100	1
428	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	24

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 6 April 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$485,657
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$277,594
3	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$243,982
4	Queensland Government	Government	$231,285
5	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$216,307
6	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$190,058
7	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$171,363
8	Water Corporation	Government	$167,978
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$152,644
10	GetUp!	Advocacy	$137,073
11	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$134,751
12	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$133,327
13	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$129,573
14	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
15	AussieAF	Advocacy	$117,912
16	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
17	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
18	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$98,293
19	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$94,448
20	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
21	BHP	Business	$80,467
22	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$78,097
23	Transport Victoria	Government	$76,884
24	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
25	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$74,815
26	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$74,500
27	WA Government	Government	$67,511
28	United For You	Union	$62,253
29	United Workers Union	Union	$60,271
30	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,222
31	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$49,614
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	NSW Mining	Business	$44,027
38	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$43,926
39	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$43,620
40	Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care	Government	$43,537
41	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$40,999
42	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$37,533
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	$33,169
48	ifaw	Charity	$33,010
49	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$32,227
50	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$31,127

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 6 April 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 6 April 2026. From 96 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.