Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 7 April 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 7 April 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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447 advertisers spent $95,547 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 7 April 2026. The biggest spender was Australian Energy Producers ($7,698). Total spend in 2026 to date: $8,247,440.

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Spent on 7 Apr

$95,547

447 advertisers

2026 to date

$8,247,440

1 January – 7 April 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

7 April 2026

2026 to date

Category	7 Apr	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$11,793	12.3%	$1,659,062	20.1%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$21,324	22.3%	$1,938,535	23.5%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$3,915	4.1%	$225,812	2.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$20,495	21.5%	$957,454	11.6%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$12,395	13.0%	$1,141,388	13.8%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$15,757	16.5%	$1,388,846	16.8%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$3,157	3.3%	$228,995	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').	$4,706	4.9%	$485,542	5.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,005	2.1%	$221,806	2.7%
Total	$95,547	100%	$8,247,440	100%

Advertisers on 7 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	$7,698	18
2	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$4,519	202
3	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$4,325	68
4	Queensland Government	Government	$3,780	47
5	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$3,677	69
6	United For You	Union	$2,668	137
7	BHP	Business	$2,657	51
8	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$2,488	29
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$2,426	78
10	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$2,302	115
11	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,073	146
12	GetUp!	Advocacy	$2,023	9
13	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,816	42
14	Caritas Australia	Charity	$1,798	59
15	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$1,751	190
16	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,736	40
17	Australian Government	Government	$1,618	60
18	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$1,374	24
19	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$1,157	21
20	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$1,124	51
21	NSW Mining	Business	$1,101	11
22	Transport Victoria	Government	$1,053	12
23	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,016	16
24	Water Corporation	Government	$1,013	13
25	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$912	21
26	WA Government	Government	$867	31
27	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$860	76
28	AussieAF	Advocacy	$719	23
29	United Workers Union	Union	$537	184
30	Councillor Declan Clausen	Party/Candidate	$522	6
31	Black Dog Institute	Charity	$498	35
32	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$489	7
33	Australian Home Heating Association	Business	$479	4
34	Sky News Australia	Other	$475	12
35	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$438	30
36	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$437	24
37	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$433	35
38	Rebecca White	Party/Candidate	$430	12
39	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	$420	6
40	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$406	7
41	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Government	$402	4
42	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$394	24
43	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$385	12
44	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$384	15
45	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$378	8
46	First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria	Advocacy	$368	15
47	Tearfund Australia	Charity	$362	67
48	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$355	10
49	Chevron Australia	Business	$337	4
50	Western Australia Police Force	Government	$332	3
51	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$328	6
52	HESTA	Business	$324	6
53	Launceston Greyhound Racing Club	Business	$324	3
54	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$323	24
55	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	$313	10
56	Launch Housing	Charity	$312	11
57	Verve Super	Business	$292	2
58	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$287	36
59	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	$287	5
60	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$283	1
61	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$281	8
62	ChildFund Australia	Charity	$257	22
63	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$250	84
64	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$244	2
65	Next Investors	Business	$243	3
66	Farm Transparency Project	Advocacy	$242	7
67	Mission Australia	Charity	$241	9
68	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$240	3
69	Baptist World Aid Australia	Charity	$236	23
70	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$236	27
71	Plan International Australia	Charity	$235	14
72	Evan Mulholland MP	Party/Candidate	$232	22
73	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$230	8
74	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$230	10
75	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$216	21
76	Cancer Council WA	Charity	$204	22
77	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	$204	5
78	Azam Dabbagh - Liberal Candidate for Liverpool City Council (South-Ward) By-election	Party/Candidate	$199	8
79	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$199	14
80	Climate 200	Advocacy	$196	5
81	Australian Unions	Union	$192	58
82	Julie Collins MP	Party/Candidate	$184	5
83	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$182	11
84	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$177	3
85	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$176	17
86	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$174	11
87	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$172	18
88	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$172	51
89	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$171	18
90	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$170	2
91	Engineers Australia	Business	$169	12
92	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$166	3
93	Building Commission NSW	Government	$161	4
94	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$157	24
95	Catholic Schools NSW	Unclassified	$155	8
96	Crikey	Other	$152	18
97	Pat Conroy MP	Party/Candidate	$150	4
98	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	$149	20
99	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$147	1
100	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	$146	2
101	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$146	5
102	Clare O'Neil MP	Party/Candidate	$145	1
103	The Climate Council	Advocacy	$142	22
104	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$135	9
105	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$133	5
106	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$133	23
107	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$130	2
108	ACT Government City Services	Government	$129	5
109	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$128	10
110	Lisa Chesters MP	Party/Candidate	$127	4
111	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$123	3
112	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$121	12
113	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$121	4
114	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$120	7
115	ifaw	Charity	$119	36
116	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$118	14
117	Shine Lawyers	Business	$117	2
118	Conversation at the Crossroads	Unclassified	$114	3
119	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$113	4
120	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	$111	5
121	Unitingworld	Charity	$111	15
122	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$108	16
123	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$108	13
124	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$107	4
125	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$107	25
126	Office of Senator Tony Sheldon	Party/Candidate	$107	15
127	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$106	4
128	The Events Agency	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
129	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	$103	1
130	Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$101	2
131	Monash IVF	Business	$101	4
132	Department of Housing and Public Works	Government	≤$100	3
133	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	13
134	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	6
135	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
136	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
137	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
138	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	13
139	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
140	Advance Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
141	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
142	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
143	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
144	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
145	Amber-Jade Sanderson	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
146	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
147	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
148	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
149	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
150	Anne Stanley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
151	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
152	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
153	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	≤$100	11
154	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	12
155	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
156	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
157	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
158	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
159	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
160	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
161	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
162	Australian Rail Track Corporation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
163	Beach Patrol Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
164	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
165	Ben Pennings	Unclassified	≤$100	1
166	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	15
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	Brisbane Youth Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
172	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
173	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	15
174	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
175	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
176	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	15
177	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	3
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	5
182	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	7
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	Cluey Learning	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
189	Coexistence Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Colleen Egan - Member for Thornlie	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
191	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
192	Community for Benambra	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
193	Conservation Council SA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
194	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
195	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
196	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
197	Councillor Jordan Wright- City of Wanneroo	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
198	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
199	Cr John Friend-Pereira -Solway Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
200	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
201	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	23
202	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
203	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
204	Daniel Pastorelli MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
205	Danny O'Brien MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
206	Darren Rodrigo - BMCC	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
207	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
208	deadly stories	Government	≤$100	1
209	Declaration of Biological Truth Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
210	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	2
211	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
212	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	22
213	Dr. Gordon Reid MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
214	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
215	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
216	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
217	Emma Kealy for Lowan	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
218	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
219	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	6
220	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
221	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	≤$100	3
222	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
223	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	14
224	Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
225	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
226	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	≤$100	3
227	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	5
228	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	24
229	Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE	Advocacy	≤$100	4
230	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
232	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
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	13
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	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
241	Greater Shepparton City Council	Government	≤$100	5
242	Green Music Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
243	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	3
244	Hysni Merja Official	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
245	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
247	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
248	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
249	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
250	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
251	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
252	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
253	Jess Teesdale	Unclassified	≤$100	4
254	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
256	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
257	John Carey	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
258	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
259	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
260	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
261	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
262	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
263	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
264	Julie-Ann Campbell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
265	Karen McKeown OAM - MP for Penrith	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
267	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
268	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
269	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
270	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
271	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
272	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	≤$100	2
273	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
274	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
275	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	≤$100	1
276	Kris Civitarese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
277	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
278	Linda Aitken	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	6
280	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	1
281	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
282	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
284	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	3
285	Madonna Jarrett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
286	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
287	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
288	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
289	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	3
290	Mark Buttigieg MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
291	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
292	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
293	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
294	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
295	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
296	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
297	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
298	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
299	Menzies Research Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	1
300	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
301	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
302	Michelle Rowland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
303	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	2
304	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	34
305	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
306	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
307	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
308	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
309	Nathan Hagarty MP - Member for Leppington	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
311	National Party of Australia - NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
312	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	≤$100	1
313	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
314	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
315	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
316	NORTHERN RIVERS TOXICOLOGY PTY LTD	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
317	NSW Government	Government	≤$100	4
318	NSW Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
319	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
320	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
321	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
322	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
323	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
324	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
325	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
326	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
327	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
328	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
329	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
330	People with Disability Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
331	Peter Angelico	Unclassified	≤$100	2
332	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
333	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	≤$100	7
334	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	≤$100	18
335	Queensland Human Rights Commission	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
336	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
337	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
338	RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service	Unclassified	≤$100	1
339	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	7
340	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
341	Refugee Advice & Casework Service	Unclassified	≤$100	1
342	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	Richard Riordan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
344	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	33
346	Robert Simms MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
347	Rod Caddies - Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
348	Roma Britnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
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	SafeWork NSW	Government	≤$100	4
357	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
358	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
359	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	≤$100	1
360	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	11
361	Save Victoria Park	Unclassified	≤$100	1
362	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	3
363	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	≤$100	6
364	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
365	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	3
366	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
367	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
368	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	5
369	SBS Pashto	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
370	SBS Portuguese	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
371	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
372	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
373	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
374	SBS Tamil	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
375	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
376	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
377	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	2
378	SDA Union	Union	≤$100	5
379	Senator Anne Ruston	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
380	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
381	Senator Jess Walsh	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
382	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
383	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
384	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
385	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
386	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
388	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	2
389	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	≤$100	1
390	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
391	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
392	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
393	Smarter Energy Aus	Business	≤$100	1
394	Snow Strategic	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
395	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
396	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	11
397	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
398	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
399	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	5
400	State Government of South Australia	Government	≤$100	6
401	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
402	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
403	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
404	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
405	Stuart Aubrey MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
406	Sustainable Population Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
407	Taimus Werner-Gibbings	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Tara Cheyne for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
409	Tasmanian Electoral Commission	Government	≤$100	3
410	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
411	The Benevolent Society	Charity	≤$100	1
412	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
413	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
414	The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet,	Government	≤$100	21
415	The Ethics Centre	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
416	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	2
417	The Line	Unclassified	≤$100	4
418	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	8
419	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
420	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
421	The University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	3
422	The University of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
423	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	≤$100	3
424	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
425	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
426	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
427	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	2
428	Tracee Hutchison	Unclassified	≤$100	6
429	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
430	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
431	Tyler Petersen - Independent Candidate for Huon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
432	Uniting Communities	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
433	Vica Bayley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
434	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
435	WAMN News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
436	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
437	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
438	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
439	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	11
440	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
441	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	≤$100	16
442	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	8
443	WOMENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL EXCHANGE INCORPORATED	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
444	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	≤$100	16
445	World Vision Australia	Charity	≤$100	48
446	Yoorsay	Unclassified	≤$100	1
447	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	17

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 7 April 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$490,176
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$279,896
3	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$246,470
4	Queensland Government	Government	$235,065
5	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$218,380
6	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$191,794
7	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$175,040
8	Water Corporation	Government	$168,991
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$155,071
10	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$142,449
11	GetUp!	Advocacy	$139,096
12	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$135,143
13	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$133,898
14	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
15	AussieAF	Advocacy	$118,631
16	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
17	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
18	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$98,730
19	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$95,464
20	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
21	BHP	Business	$83,124
22	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$78,271
23	Transport Victoria	Government	$77,937
24	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
25	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$75,972
26	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$74,633
27	WA Government	Government	$68,378
28	United For You	Union	$64,921
29	United Workers Union	Union	$60,808
30	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,222
31	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$50,008
32	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$47,832
33	Real Change SA	Party/Candidate	$46,864
34	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$45,861
35	NSW Mining	Business	$45,128
36	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$44,480
37	Solutions for Australia	Advocacy	$44,362
38	The Greens SA	Party/Candidate	$44,270
39	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$43,926
40	Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care	Government	$43,537
41	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$41,405
42	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$37,918
43	Our Watch	Charity	$35,129
44	Coal Australia	Business	$34,138
45	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$33,978
46	Australians for Clean Air	Advocacy	$33,975
47	Plan International Australia	Charity	$33,404
48	South Australian Government	Government	$33,379
49	ifaw	Charity	$33,129
50	Caritas Australia	Charity	$32,523

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 7 April 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 7 April 2026. From 97 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.