Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 1 May 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 1 May 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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550 advertisers spent $175,240 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 1 May 2026. The biggest spender was Chevron Australia ($17,937). Total spend in 2026 to date: $11,498,240.

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Spent on 1 May

$175,240

550 advertisers

2026 to date

$11,498,240

1 January – 1 May 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

1 May 2026

2026 to date

Category	1 May	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$30,182	17.2%	$2,150,565	18.7%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$32,819	18.7%	$2,539,781	22.1%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$8,406	4.8%	$408,364	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$47,075	26.9%	$1,807,519	15.7%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$27,288	15.6%	$1,610,614	14.0%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$16,496	9.4%	$1,773,066	15.4%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$2,083	1.2%	$301,169	2.6%
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').	$6,366	3.6%	$621,520	5.4%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$4,524	2.6%	$285,642	2.5%
Total	$175,240	100%	$11,498,240	100%

Advertisers on 1 May 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	Chevron Australia	Business	$17,937	5
2	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$9,717	24
3	GetUp!	Advocacy	$6,777	14
4	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$6,356	194
5	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$6,130	22
6	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,763	157
7	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$5,373	103
8	Transport for NSW	Government	$5,359	6
9	Fortescue	Business	$4,806	13
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$4,556	96
11	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$4,431	2
12	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$3,575	110
13	Queensland Government	Government	$3,316	74
14	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$3,258	9
15	Service Victoria	Government	$2,466	10
16	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$2,133	19
17	United For You	Union	$2,063	99
18	Department of Health	Government	$1,914	21
19	DP Independent Pty Ltd	Party/Candidate	$1,851	29
20	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$1,747	31
21	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	$1,665	5
22	United Workers Union	Union	$1,562	161
23	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$1,485	111
24	Australian Government	Government	$1,458	30
25	Caritas Australia	Charity	$1,415	32
26	Queensland Unions	Union	$1,403	93
27	Transport Victoria	Government	$1,393	16
28	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	45
29	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,289	122
30	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$1,287	106
31	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$1,189	113
32	Water Corporation	Government	$1,154	9
33	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,067	23
34	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$1,017	4
35	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	$996	15
36	AussieAF	Advocacy	$984	16
37	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$931	7
38	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$849	5
39	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$849	13
40	WA Government	Government	$823	30
41	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$817	16
42	Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales Division	Party/Candidate	$801	12
43	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$798	32
44	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	$783	15
45	Coal Australia	Business	$738	2
46	Tasmanian Electoral Commission	Government	$725	9
47	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$698	38
48	Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$682	6
49	Launceston Greyhound Racing Club	Business	$673	1
50	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$654	24
51	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$651	18
52	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$616	32
53	Smarter Energy Aus	Business	$615	36
54	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$613	52
55	NSW Mining	Business	$612	9
56	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	$583	30
57	Tracee Hutchison	Unclassified	$560	12
58	Julian Hill MP	Party/Candidate	$540	3
59	Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission	Government	$536	4
60	Jo Palmer MLC	Party/Candidate	$513	5
61	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$511	15
62	Sky News Australia	Other	$492	33
63	International Women's Development Agency - IWDA	Charity	$464	13
64	Next Investors	Business	$450	3
65	GetUp Limited	Advocacy	$445	4
66	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$442	3
67	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$440	27
68	Libby Coker MP	Party/Candidate	$424	3
69	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$414	4
70	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$412	10
71	HESTA	Business	$409	6
72	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	$373	3
73	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$368	16
74	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$361	15
75	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$358	8
76	CARE Australia	Charity	$350	7
77	Climate 200	Advocacy	$343	4
78	Liberal National Party of Queensland	Party/Candidate	$340	3
79	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$335	5
80	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$328	5
81	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$325	7
82	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$319	18
83	Matthew Camenzuli	Unclassified	$316	2
84	Gabrielle de Vietri	Unclassified	$310	1
85	Unitingworld	Charity	$306	45
86	Western Australia Police Force	Government	$304	2
87	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$300	11
88	NSW Government	Government	$299	8
89	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$291	11
90	Anne Aly	Party/Candidate	$289	2
91	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$289	4
92	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$286	13
93	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$274	8
94	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	$269	6
95	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$251	17
96	Launch Housing	Charity	$249	45
97	LNP Facts	Unclassified	$247	6
98	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$244	13
99	Stuart Aubrey MLA	Party/Candidate	$243	3
100	Women for Election	Advocacy	$242	55
101	Greenfleet	Charity	$234	9
102	Plan International Australia	Charity	$234	15
103	Abby McKibben - Huon	Unclassified	$232	8
104	Enver Erdogan MP	Party/Candidate	$228	4
105	Carers and Advocates Australia Pty Ltd	Unclassified	$225	1
106	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	$218	11
107	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$215	12
108	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	$214	3
109	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Party/Candidate	$212	3
110	Julie Collins MP	Party/Candidate	$211	5
111	State Government of South Australia	Government	$207	12
112	Australian Unions	Union	$205	61
113	TasCOSS - Coalition of Community Service Peaks	Unclassified	$204	10
114	Senator Jess Walsh	Party/Candidate	$199	3
115	Foodbank WA	Charity	$194	31
116	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$194	9
117	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$187	2
118	Queensland Labor	Party/Candidate	$186	9
119	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	$185	7
120	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$176	51
121	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$173	4
122	Engineers Australia	Business	$172	4
123	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$171	35
124	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	$169	8
125	Lisa Chesters MP	Party/Candidate	$169	4
126	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$162	9
127	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	$160	7
128	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$160	24
129	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$157	10
130	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$154	2
131	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$154	10
132	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$152	10
133	30 by 30	Advocacy	$151	16
134	Unharm	Advocacy	$151	3
135	Renew Australia for All	Unclassified	$148	7
136	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$148	17
137	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	$143	10
138	Senator Dorinda Cox	Party/Candidate	$143	2
139	Farm Transparency Project	Advocacy	$140	4
140	Nuclear for Australia	Unclassified	$140	42
141	UN Women Australia	Charity	$139	35
142	Queenslanders for Responsible Government	Advocacy	$137	5
143	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$136	13
144	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$135	6
145	The Greens NSW	Party/Candidate	$132	1
146	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$130	4
147	Legalise Cannabis Australia	Unclassified	$129	2
148	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	$129	5
149	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	$127	2
150	Activate for UMSU	Unclassified	$125	4
151	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$125	2
152	Win for Nature	Advocacy	$125	9
153	Friends of WA Wine	Unclassified	$124	11
154	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$123	3
155	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$121	9
156	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$121	12
157	SBS Arabic24	Government	$116	5
158	Monash IVF	Business	$113	4
159	World Vision Australia	Charity	$113	47
160	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$111	11
161	Mining & Energy Union	Union	$111	8
162	Shine Lawyers	Business	$111	2
163	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$110	5
164	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	$109	13
165	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$108	3
166	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	$107	1
167	City of Boroondara	Government	$106	6
168	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	$105	5
169	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	$105	5
170	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$105	6
171	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$104	4
172	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$104	2
173	University of Melbourne	Other	$104	3
174	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	$103	21
175	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	$103	10
176	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$102	8
177	Tracey Roberts - Federal Member for Pearce	Party/Candidate	$102	6
178	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$101	10
179	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
180	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	7
181	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
182	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
183	ABC Friends	Unclassified	≤$100	1
184	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
185	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	33
186	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	8
187	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	6
188	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
189	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
190	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
191	Advance Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
192	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
193	Alicia Payne MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
194	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
195	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
196	Amanda Rishworth MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
197	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
198	AMWU Qld & NT	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
199	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
200	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	6
201	Anika Wells MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Animal Justice Party South Australia	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
203	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
204	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
205	Anne Stanley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
206	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
207	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
208	Ariana Doolan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
209	Asylum Seekers Centre	Charity	≤$100	10
210	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	11
211	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
212	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
213	Australian Democrats, Victoria Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
214	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
215	Australian Femicide Watch	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
216	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
217	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
218	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
219	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
220	Australian Red Cross	Charity	≤$100	8
221	Australians for Humanity	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
222	Basil Zempilas	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
223	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	8
224	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	3
225	Biodiversity Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
226	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	3
227	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
228	Brad Robertson For Farrer	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
229	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
230	Brian O'Gallagher - MLA for Karama	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	3
232	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
233	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
234	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
235	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	≤$100	2
236	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	≤$100	5
237	Caitlin Collins MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
238	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
239	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	≤$100	3
240	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	≤$100	3
241	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
242	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	15
243	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	1
244	Celebrating Masculinity	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
245	Centre for Public Integrity	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
246	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	13
247	Chaman for Council	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
248	Charis Mullen MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
249	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	19
250	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Chris Schmidt - Candidate for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
252	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
253	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
254	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	City of Kingston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	1
258	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	5
259	Clare O'Neil MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
260	Coexistence Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Colin Boyce MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
262	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
263	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
264	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
265	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
267	Councillor Ben Dudman	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
268	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
269	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	Councillor Steven Rypp Town of Walkerville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
271	Cr Clint Marsh - City of Playford	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Cr Sarah Hutton	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
273	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
274	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	19
275	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
276	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
277	Danny O'Brien MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
278	David Moncrieff MP - Member for Hughes	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
279	David Scaife MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
280	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
281	Department of Environment and Science	Government	≤$100	2
282	Department of Housing and Public Works	Government	≤$100	2
283	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
284	Developing East Arnhem Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
285	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
286	Don Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
287	Donna Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
288	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
289	Dr Christian Rowan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
290	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	≤$100	1
291	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
292	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
293	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
294	Elaina Anzellotti Georges River Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
296	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	≤$100	1
297	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
298	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	15
299	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	≤$100	4
300	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	2
301	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	2
302	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	≤$100	6
303	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	1
304	Forrest Ministries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
305	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
306	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
307	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
308	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
309	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
310	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
311	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
312	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	Genea	Business	≤$100	15
314	Georgie Crozier MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
315	Gladstone Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
316	Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand	Charity	≤$100	9
317	Green Music Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
318	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	≤$100	14
319	Haymarket Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
320	Homeless Christmas Drive	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
321	Hysni Merja Official	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
322	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	4
323	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	11
324	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	≤$100	4
325	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
326	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
327	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
329	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
330	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
331	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	21
332	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
333	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
334	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	15
335	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
336	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
337	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
338	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
339	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
340	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
341	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
342	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
343	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
344	Juvenile Arthritis Foundation Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
346	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
347	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
348	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
349	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
350	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	7
351	Kellie Sloane MP - NSW Liberal Leader	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
352	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
353	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
354	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
355	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	19
356	KOALA Crisis	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
357	Kristy McBain	Unclassified	≤$100	1
358	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
359	Leeanne Enoch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
360	Legalise Cannabis Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	4
361	Liam Staltari	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
362	Liberals for Indi	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
363	Libertarian Party Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
364	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
365	Linus Power MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
366	Lisa O'Malley MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
367	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
368	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
369	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
370	Madeleine King MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
371	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
372	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
373	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
374	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	2
375	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
376	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
377	Mark Folkard MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
378	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
379	Mark Speakman	Unclassified	≤$100	1
380	Martin Cameron MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
381	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
382	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
383	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
384	Matt Fregon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
385	Matt Gregg	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Meaghan Scanlon - Member for Gaven	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
387	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
388	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
389	Michael Crandon MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
390	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
391	Michael Rowan	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
392	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
393	Michelle Maynard	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
394	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	1
395	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	30
396	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	≤$100	1
397	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
398	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
399	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
400	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
401	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
402	Net Zero Economy Authority	Government	≤$100	2
403	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
404	Nick Marshall Gold Coast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
405	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
406	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
407	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
408	No New Stadium	Advocacy	≤$100	2
409	NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	Government	≤$100	1
410	NSW Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
411	NSW Police Force	Government	≤$100	1
412	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
413	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
414	Older Persons Advocacy Network	Charity	≤$100	5
415	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
416	OPT-Only Passing Thru	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
417	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	≤$100	5
418	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
419	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
420	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
421	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
422	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
423	Paul Gibson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
424	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
425	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
426	Paul Seidl for Thomastown	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
427	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
428	People with Disability Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
429	Peter Angelico	Unclassified	≤$100	8
430	Peter Khalil	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
431	Phillip Bigg Independent Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
432	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
433	PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc	Unclassified	≤$100	1
434	Prue Car MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
435	Public Education Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
436	QCCL Queensland Council for Civil Liberties	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
437	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	≤$100	6
438	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
439	RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
440	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	37
441	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
442	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
443	Refugee Advice & Casework Service	Unclassified	≤$100	8
444	Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
445	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
446	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
447	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
448	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	21
449	Rod Caddies - Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
450	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
451	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
452	Rotary Tropical North Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
453	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
454	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
455	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
456	SafeWork NSW	Government	≤$100	3
457	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
458	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
459	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
460	SBS Bangla	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
461	SBS Croatian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
462	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
463	SBS Dinka	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
464	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	3
465	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
466	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
467	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
468	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	4
469	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
470	SBS Portuguese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
471	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
472	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	9
473	SBS Tamil	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
474	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
475	SBS Thai	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
476	SBS Ukrainian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
477	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
478	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
479	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	≤$100	4
480	Senator Anne Ruston	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
481	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
482	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
483	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
484	Senator Matthew Canavan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
485	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
486	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
487	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
488	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
489	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
490	Senator Varun Ghosh	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
491	Senator Wendy Askew	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
492	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	3
493	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	≤$100	4
494	Seven Network (Operations) Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
495	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
496	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
497	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
498	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
499	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
500	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
501	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
502	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
503	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
504	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
505	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
506	Steve Holland	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
507	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
508	Sustainable Population Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
509	Tara Cheyne for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
510	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	31
511	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
512	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
513	The Benevolent Society	Charity	≤$100	4
514	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
515	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	18
516	The Events Agency	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
517	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	1
518	The Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	≤$100	2
519	The Line	Unclassified	≤$100	3
520	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	20
521	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
522	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
523	The University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	2
524	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
525	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
526	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
527	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	3
528	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
529	Tyler Petersen - Independent Candidate for Huon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
530	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	≤$100	2
531	United Services Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
532	Verve Super	Business	≤$100	1
533	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
534	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
535	Voices of Jagajaga	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
536	Warrnambool City Youth	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
537	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
538	Western Australian Young Liberals	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
539	WestWind Energy	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
540	Wheen Bee Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
541	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
542	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
543	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	≤$100	17
544	WOMENS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL EXCHANGE INCORPORATED	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
545	Woodford Wamuran Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
546	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	≤$100	34
547	Zahra Foundation Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
548	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	8
549	Zero Waste Victoria	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
550	Zoe McKenzie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 1 May 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$591,568
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$355,997
3	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$349,819
4	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$335,078
5	Queensland Government	Government	$323,099
6	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$278,672
7	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$270,786
8	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$227,402
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$209,714
10	GetUp!	Advocacy	$202,724
11	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$198,861
12	Water Corporation	Government	$193,318
13	Chevron Australia	Business	$181,427
14	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$173,913
15	Transport Victoria	Government	$162,088
16	United For You	Union	$160,433
17	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$155,598
18	AussieAF	Advocacy	$145,807
19	BHP	Business	$144,390
20	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
21	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$120,190
22	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$113,076
23	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
24	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$108,601
25	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$108,589
26	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
27	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$90,848
28	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$90,487
29	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
30	WA Government	Government	$89,509
31	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$77,753
32	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
33	United Workers Union	Union	$74,616
34	Caritas Australia	Charity	$71,917
35	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$62,699
36	NSW Mining	Business	$61,249
37	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$60,986
38	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$60,565
39	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,941
40	Australian Government	Government	$59,398
41	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$54,969
42	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$53,221
43	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$52,346
44	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$50,752
45	Real Change SA	Party/Candidate	$46,864
46	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$46,709
47	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$46,240
48	Solutions for Australia	Advocacy	$44,362
49	The Greens SA	Party/Candidate	$44,270
50	Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care	Government	$43,537

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 1 May 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 1 May 2026. From 121 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.