Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 18 May 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 18 May 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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543 advertisers spent $124,405 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 18 May 2026. The biggest spender was Queensland Government ($8,570). Total spend in 2026 to date: $13,815,462.

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Spent on 18 May

$124,405

543 advertisers

2026 to date

$13,815,462

1 January – 18 May 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

18 May 2026

2026 to date

Category	18 May	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$19,939	16.0%	$2,577,819	18.7%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$21,391	17.2%	$2,951,191	21.4%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$7,135	5.7%	$568,579	4.1%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$12,185	9.8%	$2,226,753	16.1%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$21,080	16.9%	$1,922,795	13.9%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$26,765	21.5%	$2,136,143	15.5%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$6,515	5.2%	$364,836	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').	$6,436	5.2%	$722,102	5.2%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,959	2.4%	$345,244	2.5%
Total	$124,405	100%	$13,815,462	100%

Advertisers on 18 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	$8,570	80
2	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$6,304	132
3	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$5,899	139
4	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$4,696	97
5	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,431	143
6	Fortescue	Business	$4,198	12
7	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$3,525	49
8	Service Victoria	Government	$3,065	20
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,181	27
10	Maritime Union of Australia	Union	$2,134	13
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,932	45
12	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$1,855	157
13	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$1,808	8
14	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,788	90
15	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$1,445	116
16	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,413	45
17	Melissa McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$1,378	3
18	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$1,267	115
19	Kimberley Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	$1,230	9
20	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$1,218	42
21	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$1,095	15
22	Members First for the United Workers Union Election 2026	Union	$1,092	22
23	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$1,071	18
24	Department of Health	Government	$953	10
25	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$938	32
26	WA Government	Government	$915	38
27	Caritas Australia	Charity	$912	49
28	ifaw	Charity	$888	21
29	Transport for NSW	Government	$881	21
30	United For You	Union	$863	59
31	Australian Unions	Union	$802	48
32	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$791	91
33	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$781	14
34	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$733	19
35	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$689	36
36	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$615	60
37	NSW Mining	Business	$614	8
38	Senator Jane Hume	Party/Candidate	$612	2
39	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$608	34
40	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$591	6
41	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$579	48
42	Greenfleet	Charity	$553	19
43	United Workers Union	Union	$543	177
44	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$542	23
45	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$522	3
46	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$522	52
47	Anthony Albanese	Party/Candidate	$521	11
48	Sky News Australia	Other	$512	32
49	CARE Australia	Charity	$505	53
50	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$505	52
51	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$502	15
52	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	$497	10
53	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$495	5
54	Great Barrier Reef Foundation	Charity	$461	7
55	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	$457	28
56	Water Corporation	Government	$428	19
57	David Saliba MP	Party/Candidate	$427	4
58	Mining & Energy Union	Union	$407	17
59	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$402	4
60	Angie Bell MP	Party/Candidate	$398	2
61	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$393	12
62	The Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	$389	16
63	Nicolette Boele	Party/Candidate	$388	21
64	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	$378	10
65	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	$365	3
66	World Vision Australia	Charity	$358	64
67	Smarter Energy Aus	Business	$356	43
68	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	$355	6
69	AussieAF	Advocacy	$351	15
70	Victoria Law Foundation	Charity	$349	84
71	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$348	21
72	The Best Medicine is a Stronger PBS	Advocacy	$344	42
73	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$342	18
74	State Government of South Australia	Government	$338	26
75	NSW Environment Protection Authority	Government	$337	12
76	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$332	34
77	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$330	21
78	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$328	26
79	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$327	20
80	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	$323	4
81	Enver Erdogan MP	Party/Candidate	$322	4
82	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$315	3
83	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$314	18
84	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$302	7
85	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$285	6
86	SafeWork NSW	Government	$285	8
87	Senator Dorinda Cox	Party/Candidate	$283	3
88	Australian Childhood Foundation	Charity	$274	6
89	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$274	3
90	ChildFund Australia	Charity	$273	17
91	Plan International Australia	Charity	$265	16
92	Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)	Advocacy	$265	16
93	Knowmore	Charity	$256	28
94	Destiny Rescue	Charity	$253	32
95	Council Watch Victoria Inc	Advocacy	$248	6
96	Launch Housing	Charity	$236	25
97	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$232	22
98	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$230	5
99	Alannah & Madeline Foundation	Charity	$221	26
100	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$221	11
101	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$220	3
102	Lisa Chesters MP	Party/Candidate	$220	10
103	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$219	18
104	Love Mercy Foundation	Charity	$210	27
105	Local Government Association of South Australia	Advocacy	$207	12
106	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$205	31
107	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$204	2
108	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$204	6
109	Small Business Development Corporation WA	Government	$202	15
110	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	$201	1
111	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$201	18
112	Cancer Council WA	Charity	$200	23
113	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$198	9
114	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	$197	7
115	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	$192	4
116	Public Education Party	Party/Candidate	$191	7
117	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$188	1
118	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	$188	6
119	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$180	2
120	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	$180	5
121	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$179	22
122	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	$178	6
123	Foodbank WA	Charity	$175	54
124	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$171	56
125	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$165	7
126	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$165	11
127	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	$165	23
128	Mortgage Choice	Unclassified	$165	1
129	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$165	18
130	Challenge DV	Unclassified	$164	9
131	Engineers Australia	Business	$163	8
132	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$161	3
133	ACT Government	Government	$160	17
134	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$156	3
135	Cancer Council SA	Unclassified	$152	2
136	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$152	8
137	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	$152	23
138	Matt Fregon MP	Party/Candidate	$150	13
139	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$148	22
140	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	$147	2
141	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	$147	13
142	City of Adelaide	Government	$146	3
143	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$146	4
144	Service NSW Business Bureau	Government	$146	1
145	Building Commission NSW	Government	$145	2
146	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$144	19
147	Sonya Kilkenny MP	Party/Candidate	$144	6
148	Jacinta Allan	Party/Candidate	$143	12
149	Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation	Unclassified	$142	2
150	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$141	6
151	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	$138	2
152	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$138	9
153	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$136	10
154	International Women's Development Agency - IWDA	Charity	$134	17
155	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$133	3
156	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	$131	7
157	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$127	11
158	City of Moreton Bay	Government	$126	6
159	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$125	12
160	Older Persons Advocacy Network	Charity	$124	4
161	Minus18	Unclassified	$123	29
162	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$121	12
163	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$121	18
164	ACT Government City Services	Government	$120	6
165	Unitingworld	Charity	$120	31
166	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$120	7
167	Department of Justice and Attorney-General	Government	$115	3
168	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$114	6
169	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$113	10
170	SBS Arabic24	Government	$112	4
171	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$112	55
172	Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Prevention Queensland	Unclassified	$111	4
173	Shine Lawyers	Business	$111	3
174	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$109	12
175	Friends of WA Wine	Unclassified	$109	4
176	Next Investors	Business	$106	7
177	SBS Cantonese 廣東話節目	Government	$106	3
178	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	$106	7
179	Clare O'Neil MP	Party/Candidate	$105	1
180	Win for Nature	Advocacy	$105	9
181	Ethiopiaid Australia	Charity	$104	4
182	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	$104	5
183	Monash IVF	Business	$104	4
184	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	$102	3
185	Rick Wilson	Party/Candidate	$102	9
186	SBS Vietnamese	Government	$102	4
187	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$101	10
188	SBS Filipino	Government	$101	4
189	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
190	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
191	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	3
192	ABC Friends	Unclassified	≤$100	1
193	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
194	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	28
195	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
196	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
197	Adam Hort MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
198	Advocacy Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
199	Aid Meridian Ltd	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
200	Alex Makin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
201	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
202	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
203	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
204	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
205	Amanda Dorn - Animal Justice Party MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
206	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
207	Andrew Filippopoulos For Thomastown Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
208	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
209	Anglican Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	1
210	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	5
211	Anika Wells MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
212	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
213	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
214	Anne Urquhart	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
216	Ariana Doolan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
217	Ash Ambihaipahar MP - Member for Barton	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
218	AUSTRAC	Government	≤$100	13
219	Australian Christian Lobby	Advocacy	≤$100	1
220	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
221	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	6
222	Australian Femicide Watch	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
223	Australian Gas Networks	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
224	Australian Geographic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
225	Australian Human Rights Act	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
226	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
228	Authorised by Judy Hannan MP Member for Wollondilly funded using parliamentary entitlements.	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
229	Basil Zempilas	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
231	Better Chicken Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	2
232	Biodiversity Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
233	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
234	BizNorth	Unclassified	≤$100	5
235	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
236	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
237	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
238	Bree James - Barron River MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
239	Brian O'Gallagher - MLA for Karama	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
240	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
241	Brisbane City Council	Government	≤$100	1
242	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
243	Campbelltown City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
244	Cancer Council ACT	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
245	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	Cassy O'Connor MLC, Tasmanian Greens Member for Hobart	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
247	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
248	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	10
249	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	2
250	Cecily Rosol MP for Bass	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
251	Centacare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
252	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
253	Chaman for Council	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
254	Charis Mullen MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	1
256	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	Christians for Israel Australia Foundation Ltd	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
258	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
259	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
260	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
261	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	6
262	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
263	City of Port Phillip	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
264	Claire Miles Independent	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
265	Coexistence Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	Colin Boyce MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
267	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	9
268	Corrine McMillan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
269	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	Councillor Ben Dudman	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
271	Councillor Cody Davies - Town of Gawler	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
272	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
273	CPSU Victoria	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
274	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
275	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
276	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
277	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
278	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
279	David Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
280	David Ettershank MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
281	David Lee MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
282	Declaration of Biological Truth Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
284	Developing East Arnhem Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
285	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
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. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
291	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
292	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
293	Edward River Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
294	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	Ella George MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
296	Emma Comer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
297	Emma Hurst	Unclassified	≤$100	1
298	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
299	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	12
300	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
301	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	≤$100	1
302	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	4
303	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	2
304	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	1
305	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
306	Fight For Our Reef	Unclassified	≤$100	1
307	Fiona Simpson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
308	Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE	Advocacy	≤$100	1
309	Fratelli d'ITALIA Oceania	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	Free Palestine Townsville	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
311	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
312	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
313	Friends With Dignity	Unclassified	≤$100	1
314	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
315	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
316	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
317	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
318	Genea	Business	≤$100	15
319	Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand	Charity	≤$100	10
320	Greater Shepparton City Council	Government	≤$100	6
321	Haymarket Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
322	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
323	Hobart Women's Shelter	Charity	≤$100	5
324	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
325	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
326	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	2
327	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	≤$100	3
328	Isaac Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
329	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
330	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
331	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
332	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
333	James Ashby - Pauline Hanson’s One Nation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
334	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
335	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
336	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
337	Jean Hailes for Women's Health	Charity	≤$100	16
338	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
339	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
340	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
341	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
342	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
344	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
345	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
346	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
347	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
348	Justine Elliot MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
349	Kate Thwaites MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
350	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
351	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
352	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
353	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
354	Kellie Sloane MP - NSW Liberal Leader	Party/Candidate	≤$100	15
355	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
356	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
357	Leeton Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
358	Liam Staltari	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
359	Libby Coker MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
360	Lifeline Central West	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
361	Lighter Footprints.org	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	3
363	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
364	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
365	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	1
366	Magenta Marshall	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
367	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
368	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
369	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
370	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	1
371	Mark Buttigieg MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
372	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
373	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
374	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
375	Maroondah City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
376	Martin Cameron MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
377	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
378	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
379	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
380	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
381	Meaghan Scanlon - Member for Gaven	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
382	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
383	Members First	Unclassified	≤$100	1
384	Meningitis Centre Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
385	Michelle Landry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Michelle Rowland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
387	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	1
388	Mike Foster	Advocacy	≤$100	1
389	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
390	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
391	Moonee Valley City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
392	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	≤$100	1
393	Multicultural Workers Collective	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
394	Murrindindi Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
395	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
396	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
397	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
398	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
399	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	4
400	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
401	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	5
402	Nicole Werner MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
403	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
404	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
405	NSW Government	Government	≤$100	2
406	Office of Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
407	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
408	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
409	Our Watch	Charity	≤$100	2
410	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
411	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
412	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
413	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
414	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
415	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
416	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
417	Paul Seidl for Thomastown	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
418	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
419	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
420	PLACESCORE	Unclassified	≤$100	10
421	Professional Visa And Education Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
422	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
423	Queensland Human Rights Commission	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
424	Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
425	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	≤$100	6
426	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
427	Queenslanders for Responsible Government	Advocacy	≤$100	5
428	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
429	RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service	Unclassified	≤$100	1
430	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	12
431	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
432	Reconciliation South Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
433	Regenerate Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	9
434	Reuben Cunningham Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
435	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
436	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
437	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
438	Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell - Northern Victoria Region MLC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
439	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
440	Roma Britnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
441	Rosalie Woodruff MP for Franklin	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
442	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
443	Rotary Tropical North Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
444	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
445	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
446	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
447	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
448	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
449	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
450	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	≤$100	1
451	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	≤$100	1
452	Save Victoria Park	Unclassified	≤$100	2
453	SBS Bangla	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
454	SBS Dari	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
455	SBS Dinka	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
456	SBS Greek	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	SBS Hebrew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
458	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
460	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	5
461	SBS Mongolian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
462	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
463	SBS Portuguese	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
464	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
465	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
466	SBS Sinhala	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
467	SBS Tamil	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
468	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
469	SBS Thai	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
470	SBS Ukrainian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
471	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
472	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	≤$100	4
473	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
474	Secrets We Keep	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
475	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
476	Senator Ellie Whiteaker	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
477	Senator Karen Grogan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
478	Senator Kerrynne Liddle	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
479	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
480	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
481	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
482	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
483	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
484	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
485	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
486	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	1
487	Seven Network (Operations) Limited	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
488	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
489	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
490	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
491	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
492	Shire of Murray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
493	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	2
494	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
495	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
496	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
497	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
498	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	7
499	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	8
500	Steve Martin MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
501	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
502	Sylvia Klonaris Councillor for Waters Ward, City of Darwin	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
503	Tasmanian Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
504	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
505	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
506	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
507	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
508	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	10
509	The Ethics Centre	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
510	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
511	The Human Rights Law Centre	Unclassified	≤$100	2
512	The Information Rights Project	Unclassified	≤$100	1
513	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	8
514	The Salvation Army Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
515	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
516	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
517	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
518	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
519	Toowoomba Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	1
520	Transport Workers Union - Queensland	Union	≤$100	1
521	Two Good Co.	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
522	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	3
523	University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	1
524	Vica Bayley MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
525	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
526	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
527	Vinnies Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
528	Voices of Berowra	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
529	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
530	Voices of Jagajaga	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
531	Wamberal Beach SOS Save our Sand	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
532	WAMN News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
533	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
534	Wendy Lovell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
535	Wesley Mission	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
536	Wheen Bee Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
537	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
538	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
539	Windermere Child and Family Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	24
540	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
541	Women's Community Shelters	Unclassified	≤$100	5
542	Women's Forum Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
543	Zoe McKenzie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 18 May 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$685,837
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$417,960
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$415,088
4	Queensland Government	Government	$405,231
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$368,398
6	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$308,181
7	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$298,938
8	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
9	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$262,283
10	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$257,156
11	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$243,179
12	GetUp!	Advocacy	$229,894
13	Water Corporation	Government	$212,672
14	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$208,709
15	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
16	Transport Victoria	Government	$191,292
17	United For You	Union	$175,091
18	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$173,709
19	AussieAF	Advocacy	$155,205
20	BHP	Business	$144,390
21	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$143,298
22	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$129,886
23	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
24	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$125,259
25	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$117,440
26	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
27	United Workers Union	Union	$109,314
28	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$108,601
29	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
30	WA Government	Government	$104,709
31	Caritas Australia	Charity	$95,957
32	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
33	Fortescue	Business	$87,998
34	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$79,969
35	National Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$78,619
36	South Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$76,729
37	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$75,480
38	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$73,407
39	NSW Mining	Business	$71,738
40	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$69,736
41	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$67,033
42	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$66,644
43	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$66,302
44	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$64,830
45	Australian Government	Government	$60,852
46	Ashton Hurn MP	Party/Candidate	$59,941
47	Service Victoria	Government	$58,989
48	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$56,441
49	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$54,627
50	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$48,774

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 18 May 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 18 May 2026. From 138 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.