Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 16 May 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 16 May 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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540 advertisers spent $121,715 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 16 May 2026. The biggest spender was Queensland Government ($8,696). Total spend in 2026 to date: $13,563,035.

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Spent on 16 May

$121,715

540 advertisers

2026 to date

$13,563,035

1 January – 16 May 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

16 May 2026

2026 to date

Category	16 May	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$21,685	17.8%	$2,536,088	18.7%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$19,678	16.2%	$2,907,860	21.4%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$11,018	9.1%	$552,366	4.1%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$10,330	8.5%	$2,201,099	16.2%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$23,008	18.9%	$1,880,497	13.9%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$22,380	18.4%	$2,083,221	15.4%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$3,512	2.9%	$353,455	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').	$6,159	5.1%	$709,542	5.2%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$3,947	3.2%	$338,907	2.5%
Total	$121,715	100%	$13,563,035	100%

Advertisers on 16 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	Queensland Government	Government	$8,696	86
2	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,762	113
3	Together Queensland	Union	$4,625	18
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,349	126
5	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$4,136	42
6	Service Victoria	Government	$3,248	20
7	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$2,967	80
8	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$2,218	52
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,198	23
10	Transport for NSW	Government	$1,921	23
11	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,816	82
12	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,766	46
13	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$1,750	144
14	Fortescue	Business	$1,727	12
15	United Workers Union	Union	$1,441	158
16	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$1,395	117
17	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$1,305	23
18	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$1,222	8
19	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$1,186	24
20	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$1,182	12
21	Queensland Labor	Party/Candidate	$1,154	17
22	Water Corporation	Government	$1,151	26
23	Caritas Australia	Charity	$1,058	48
24	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,049	51
25	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$1,038	13
26	Department of Health	Government	$1,009	10
27	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$967	113
28	WA Government	Government	$957	37
29	United For You	Union	$937	46
30	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$936	30
31	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	$920	9
32	Maritime Union of Australia	Union	$918	13
33	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$888	33
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$868	87
35	ifaw	Charity	$849	22
36	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$787	4
37	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$718	5
38	Senator Jane Hume	Party/Candidate	$718	2
39	NSW Mining	Business	$672	9
40	The Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	$664	15
41	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$650	54
42	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$645	26
43	Australian Unions	Union	$644	34
44	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$604	50
45	Queensland Unions	Union	$586	87
46	Great Barrier Reef Foundation	Charity	$583	7
47	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$575	20
48	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$545	53
49	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$519	47
50	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$512	10
51	Anthony Albanese	Party/Candidate	$506	11
52	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$490	15
53	Sky News Australia	Other	$476	33
54	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$469	5
55	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$464	3
56	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$454	3
57	David Saliba MP	Party/Candidate	$445	4
58	CARE Australia	Charity	$433	44
59	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$430	10
60	Greenfleet	Charity	$420	11
61	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	$420	8
62	Angie Bell MP	Party/Candidate	$414	2
63	Mining & Energy Union	Union	$405	17
64	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	$399	6
65	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$398	1
66	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$396	46
67	Victoria Law Foundation	Charity	$391	90
68	Smarter Energy Aus	Business	$387	27
69	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	$385	8
70	Chaman for Council	Party/Candidate	$374	5
71	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	$368	6
72	AussieAF	Advocacy	$362	13
73	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$357	12
74	State Government of South Australia	Government	$354	22
75	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$347	15
76	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$338	4
77	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$333	5
78	Anne Aly	Party/Candidate	$329	1
79	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$328	3
80	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$324	7
81	Enver Erdogan MP	Party/Candidate	$320	4
82	Senator Dorinda Cox	Party/Candidate	$301	3
83	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$300	7
84	ChildFund Australia	Charity	$297	14
85	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$296	2
86	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$292	17
87	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$290	2
88	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$289	29
89	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	$288	2
90	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$288	10
91	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$285	8
92	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$279	15
93	World Vision Australia	Charity	$276	55
94	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$270	21
95	Phillip Thompson OAM MP	Party/Candidate	$266	2
96	LNP Facts	Unclassified	$259	10
97	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	$247	3
98	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$240	5
99	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$227	18
100	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	$227	27
101	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	$225	8
102	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$224	11
103	Knowmore	Charity	$223	22
104	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$218	2
105	Cancer Council WA	Charity	$206	26
106	Australian Childhood Foundation	Charity	$203	4
107	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	$201	5
108	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$196	60
109	Kristy McBain	Unclassified	$192	1
110	Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)	Advocacy	$186	5
111	Destiny Rescue	Charity	$185	22
112	Libby Coker MP	Party/Candidate	$184	1
113	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$183	12
114	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	$178	5
115	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$177	2
116	SafeWork NSW	Government	$177	8
117	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$176	15
118	Foodbank WA	Charity	$176	31
119	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$176	13
120	Public Education Party	Party/Candidate	$174	7
121	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	$172	6
122	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$169	21
123	Engineers Australia	Business	$168	6
124	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$166	17
125	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	$166	19
126	Launch Housing	Charity	$165	27
127	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	$163	1
128	Building Commission NSW	Government	$162	2
129	Love Mercy Foundation	Charity	$161	38
130	City of Adelaide	Government	$156	3
131	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$156	3
132	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$155	2
133	Plan International Australia	Charity	$155	14
134	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	$155	1
135	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	$155	23
136	Department of Environment and Science	Government	$154	3
137	Rick Wilson	Party/Candidate	$154	10
138	Challenge DV	Unclassified	$152	9
139	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	$151	9
140	Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE	Advocacy	$150	1
141	Sonya Kilkenny MP	Party/Candidate	$150	6
142	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	$142	2
143	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	$142	11
144	Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation	Unclassified	$142	2
145	Nicolette Boele	Party/Candidate	$141	16
146	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$139	6
147	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$138	17
148	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$137	8
149	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	$137	7
150	Unitingworld	Charity	$136	30
151	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$134	3
152	Queenslanders for Responsible Government	Advocacy	$134	5
153	Department of Justice and Attorney-General	Government	$133	3
154	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$132	3
155	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	$131	17
156	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$131	9
157	SBS Arabic24	Government	$131	5
158	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$130	20
159	Clare O'Neil MP	Party/Candidate	$129	1
160	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$129	13
161	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$128	8
162	International Women's Development Agency - IWDA	Charity	$127	13
163	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$126	23
164	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$126	7
165	City of Moreton Bay	Government	$125	6
166	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$124	18
167	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$124	3
168	ACT Government City Services	Government	$123	5
169	Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Prevention Queensland	Unclassified	$123	4
170	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	$123	3
171	Mortgage Choice	Unclassified	$122	1
172	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$120	9
173	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	$120	3
174	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$119	13
175	Alannah & Madeline Foundation	Charity	$115	14
176	Older Persons Advocacy Network	Charity	$115	4
177	Save Victoria Park	Unclassified	$115	2
178	Transport Workers Union - Queensland	Union	$115	1
179	City of Boroondara	Government	$114	7
180	Australians for Prosperity	Advocacy	$111	2
181	Matt Fregon MP	Party/Candidate	$107	11
182	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$105	3
183	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$104	12
184	Tracey Roberts - Federal Member for Pearce	Party/Candidate	$103	6
185	Next Investors	Business	$102	5
186	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	$101	1
187	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	15
188	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	3
189	Mark Buttigieg MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
190	ABC Friends	Unclassified	≤$100	1
191	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
192	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
193	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	9
194	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
195	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
196	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
197	Advocacy Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
198	Aid Meridian Ltd	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
199	Alex Makin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
200	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
201	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
202	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
203	Amanda Rishworth MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
204	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
205	Andrew Filippopoulos For Thomastown Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
206	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
207	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
208	Anglican Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	1
209	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	5
210	Anika Wells MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
211	Animals Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	6
212	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
213	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
214	Anne Urquhart	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
216	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
217	Ariana Doolan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
218	Asylum Seekers Centre	Charity	≤$100	14
219	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	7
220	Australian Christian Lobby	Advocacy	≤$100	1
221	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
222	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
223	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
224	Australian Femicide Watch	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
225	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
226	Australian Geographic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
228	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
229	Authorised by Judy Hannan MP Member for Wollondilly funded using parliamentary entitlements.	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Basil Zempilas	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
232	Ben Pennings	Unclassified	≤$100	1
233	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	3
234	Biodiversity Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
235	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
236	BizNorth	Unclassified	≤$100	2
237	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	5
238	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
239	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
240	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	1
241	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
242	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
243	Campbelltown City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
244	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
245	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
246	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
247	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	11
248	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	4
249	Cathy Zeiger - Div. 3 Councillor, Cairns Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
250	Celebrating Masculinity	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Centacare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
252	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	14
253	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
254	Christian Schools Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	Christians for Israel Australia Foundation Ltd	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
256	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
257	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
258	City of Melbourne	Government	≤$100	1
259	City of Port Phillip	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
260	Coexistence Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Colin Boyce MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
262	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	5
263	Corewest Institute	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
264	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
265	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	Councillor Ben Dudman	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
267	Councillor Cody Davies - Town of Gawler	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
268	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
269	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	CPSU Victoria	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
271	Cr Clint Marsh - City of Playford	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
273	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	14
274	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
275	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
276	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
277	David Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
278	David Ettershank MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
279	David Lee MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
280	David Moncrieff MP - Member for Hughes	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
281	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
282	Developing East Arnhem Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
283	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
284	Domestic Violence NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
285	Donna Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
287	Dr Christian Rowan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
288	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
289	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
290	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
291	Edward River Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
292	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
293	Ella George MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
294	Emma Comer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
295	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	≤$100	1
296	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
297	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	12
298	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
299	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	≤$100	4
300	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	4
301	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	2
302	Erin Thompson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
303	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	7
304	Ethiopiaid Australia	Charity	≤$100	3
305	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	≤$100	4
306	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
307	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	1
308	Fiona Simpson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
309	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	≤$100	14
310	Fratelli d'ITALIA Oceania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
311	Free Palestine Townsville	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
312	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
314	Friends of WA Wine	Unclassified	≤$100	3
315	Friends With Dignity	Unclassified	≤$100	1
316	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
317	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
318	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
319	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
320	Genea	Business	≤$100	14
321	Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand	Charity	≤$100	6
322	Greater Shepparton City Council	Government	≤$100	6
323	Haymarket Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
324	Hobart Women's Shelter	Charity	≤$100	3
325	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	≤$100	6
326	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
327	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	2
329	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	≤$100	4
330	Isaac Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
331	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
332	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
333	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
334	James Ashby - Pauline Hanson’s One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
335	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
336	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
337	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
338	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	17
339	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
340	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
341	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
342	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
343	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
344	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
345	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
346	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
347	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
348	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
349	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
350	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
351	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
352	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
353	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
354	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
355	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
356	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
357	Kellie Sloane MP - NSW Liberal Leader	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
358	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
359	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
360	Leeton Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
361	Liam Staltari	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
362	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
363	Libertarian Party Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
364	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
365	Lighter Footprints.org	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
366	Lisa Chesters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
367	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	3
368	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
369	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
370	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	1
371	Magenta Marshall	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
372	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
373	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
374	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
375	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	2
376	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
377	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
378	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
379	Maroondah City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
380	Martin Cameron MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
381	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
382	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
383	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
384	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
385	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
386	Melissa Price MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Members First	Unclassified	≤$100	1
388	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
389	Michelle Rowland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
390	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	1
391	Mike Foster	Advocacy	≤$100	1
392	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	24
393	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
394	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	4
395	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
396	Moonee Valley City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
397	Multicultural Workers Collective	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
398	Murrindindi Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
399	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
400	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
401	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
402	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
403	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
404	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
405	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	4
406	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
407	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
408	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
409	NSW Government	Government	≤$100	2
410	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
411	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
412	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
413	Our Watch	Charity	≤$100	3
414	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
415	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
417	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
418	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
419	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
420	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
421	Paul Seidl for Thomastown	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
422	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
423	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
424	PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc	Unclassified	≤$100	1
425	Professional Visa And Education Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
426	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
427	Queensland Human Rights Commission	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
428	Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
429	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	≤$100	5
430	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
431	RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service	Unclassified	≤$100	1
432	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	15
433	Reality of Nuclear Plants	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
434	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
435	Recfish SA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
436	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
437	Regenerate Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	7
438	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
439	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
440	Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell - Northern Victoria Region MLC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
441	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
442	Roma Britnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
443	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
444	Rotary Tropical North Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
445	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
446	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
447	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
448	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
449	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
450	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
451	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	≤$100	1
452	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	2
453	SBS Bangla	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
454	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	≤$100	3
455	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
456	SBS Dinka	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	4
458	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	SBS Hebrew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
460	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
461	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
462	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	4
463	SBS Mongolian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
464	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
465	SBS Portuguese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
466	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
467	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
468	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
469	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	7
470	SBS Tamil	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
471	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
472	SBS Thai	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
473	SBS Ukrainian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
474	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
475	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	3
476	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
477	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	≤$100	4
478	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
479	Secrets We Keep	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
480	Senator Karen Grogan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
481	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
482	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
483	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
484	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
485	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
486	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
487	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
488	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
489	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
490	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
491	Shine Lawyers	Business	≤$100	2
492	Shire of Murray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
493	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	1
494	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
495	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
496	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
497	South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
498	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
499	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	5
500	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	9
501	Steve Catania MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
502	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
503	Sweltering Cities	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
504	Sylvia Klonaris Councillor for Waters Ward, City of Darwin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
505	Tamworth Pride Inc - Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
506	Tasmanian Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
507	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
508	Terry Healy MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
509	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
510	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
511	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	9
512	The Ethics Centre	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
513	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
514	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	2
515	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	15
516	The Week on Wednesday	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
517	Think Forward	Unclassified	≤$100	3
518	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
519	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
520	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
521	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	1
522	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
523	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	3
524	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
525	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
526	Vinnies Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
527	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
528	Voices of Jagajaga	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
529	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
530	Wendy Lovell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
531	Wesley Mission	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
532	Wheen Bee Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
533	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
534	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	8
535	Windermere Child and Family Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
536	Women's Community Shelters	Unclassified	≤$100	2
537	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
538	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	≤$100	16
539	Woodford Wamuran Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
540	Zoe McKenzie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 16 May 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$672,131
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$408,003
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$407,498
4	Queensland Government	Government	$387,930
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$368,398
6	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$305,324
7	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$295,074
8	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
9	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$253,305
10	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$252,179
11	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$240,352
12	GetUp!	Advocacy	$229,894
13	Water Corporation	Government	$211,796
14	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
15	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$201,635
16	Transport Victoria	Government	$186,932
17	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$173,709
18	United For You	Union	$173,327
19	AussieAF	Advocacy	$154,487
20	BHP	Business	$144,390
21	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$142,091
22	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$127,861
23	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
24	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$121,447
25	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$116,369
26	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
27	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$108,601
28	United Workers Union	Union	$108,171
29	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
30	WA Government	Government	$102,841
31	Caritas Australia	Charity	$94,128
32	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
33	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$79,681
34	Fortescue	Business	$79,222
35	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$78,231
36	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
37	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$72,962
38	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$71,698
39	NSW Mining	Business	$70,458
40	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$69,065
41	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$66,632
42	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$65,830
43	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$64,859
44	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$62,581
45	Australian Government	Government	$60,852
46	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,941
47	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$55,790
48	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$53,793
49	Service Victoria	Government	$52,648
50	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$47,860

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 16 May 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 16 May 2026. From 136 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.