Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 12 July 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 12 July 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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403 advertisers spent $83,573 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 12 July 2026. The biggest spender was UNICEF Australia ($6,217). Total spend in 2026 to date: $21,901,495.

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Spent on 12 Jul

$83,573

403 advertisers

2026 to date

$21,901,495

1 January – 12 July 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

12 July 2026

2026 to date

Category	12 Jul	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$13,465	16.1%	$3,921,642	17.9%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$21,866	26.2%	$4,416,070	20.2%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$4,501	5.4%	$792,625	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$9,603	11.5%	$2,911,558	13.3%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$9,897	11.8%	$3,564,901	16.3%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$16,097	19.3%	$4,107,508	18.8%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$2,314	2.8%	$626,768	2.9%
Small advertisers Advertisers not in the category list who have never spent more than $100 in a day (Meta reports their spend only as '≤$100').	$4,463	5.3%	$1,056,338	4.8%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$1,367	1.6%	$504,085	2.3%
Total	$83,573	100%	$21,901,495	100%

Advertisers on 12 July 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	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$6,217	75
2	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$4,523	140
3	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$3,865	167
4	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,739	36
5	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,349	156
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$2,101	78
7	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$2,086	84
8	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$2,003	34
9	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,981	25
10	GetUp!	Advocacy	$1,865	13
11	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$1,808	35
12	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$1,677	18
13	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$1,472	105
14	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,349	44
15	Australian Unions	Union	$1,347	48
16	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$1,160	17
17	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$1,046	32
18	United Workers Union	Union	$940	195
19	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$872	47
20	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$865	3
21	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$830	74
22	Queensland Government	Government	$802	16
23	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$761	4
24	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$738	23
25	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$724	14
26	Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia	Government	$717	3
27	HealthyWA	Government	$715	2
28	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$682	20
29	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$637	47
30	Service Victoria	Government	$615	13
31	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$585	24
32	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$565	26
33	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$551	3
34	Caritas Australia	Charity	$521	7
35	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$472	32
36	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$456	3
37	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$442	18
38	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$436	28
39	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$411	4
40	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$403	40
41	Phillip Thompson OAM MP	Party/Candidate	$400	1
42	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$384	6
43	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$381	9
44	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$355	11
45	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$353	21
46	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	$340	14
47	Whistleblower Justice Fund	Advocacy	$338	3
48	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$321	8
49	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	$319	18
50	EV Drivers Australia	Advocacy	$318	17
51	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$308	47
52	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$305	12
53	World Vision Australia	Charity	$305	56
54	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$302	7
55	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$302	48
56	Lee Tarlamis MP	Party/Candidate	$301	8
57	Nicolette Boele	Party/Candidate	$299	11
58	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$293	8
59	Sonya Kilkenny MP	Party/Candidate	$290	7
60	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	$287	5
61	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$286	19
62	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$255	10
63	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$248	8
64	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$248	17
65	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$244	1
66	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	$240	5
67	Unitingworld	Charity	$240	38
68	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$240	19
69	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$239	13
70	AussieAF	Advocacy	$234	21
71	Next Investors	Business	$233	12
72	Sophie's Legacy	Advocacy	$232	4
73	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	$226	9
74	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	$220	19
75	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$219	13
76	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$218	9
77	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$216	8
78	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$215	14
79	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$214	3
80	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$214	2
81	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$209	7
82	Ben Carroll MP	Party/Candidate	$200	3
83	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$197	12
84	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$196	5
85	Foodbank WA	Charity	$192	23
86	Fair Foundations	Charity	$187	24
87	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$185	1
88	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$182	4
89	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	$182	6
90	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	$181	31
91	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$179	9
92	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$176	14
93	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$176	22
94	Engineers Australia	Business	$174	6
95	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$170	3
96	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$165	10
97	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	$162	7
98	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$151	16
99	Martha Haylett MP	Party/Candidate	$149	4
100	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	$147	4
101	Shine Lawyers	Business	$147	4
102	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$147	4
103	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$145	4
104	Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales Division	Party/Candidate	$145	1
105	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	$144	11
106	Matt Fregon MP	Party/Candidate	$143	9
107	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$142	8
108	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$140	13
109	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$139	6
110	Australian Council of Trade Unions	Union	$138	3
111	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
112	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	$137	6
113	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$137	3
114	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$135	5
115	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$133	15
116	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$132	9
117	Monash IVF	Business	$132	7
118	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$130	7
119	SafeWork NSW	Government	$128	5
120	David Batt MP	Party/Candidate	$127	10
121	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$125	4
122	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$125	17
123	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$123	3
124	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	$123	4
125	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$123	18
126	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$123	11
127	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$122	12
128	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$118	8
129	Brad Battin MP	Party/Candidate	$115	3
130	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	$114	18
131	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	$114	6
132	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	$114	1
133	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	$113	36
134	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$113	3
135	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$112	2
136	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$111	9
137	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	$111	5
138	Crikey	Other	$109	26
139	Greenfleet	Charity	$108	11
140	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$108	3
141	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	$107	10
142	Paul Papalia CSC MLA	Party/Candidate	$107	3
143	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	$105	5
144	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$105	1
145	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	7
146	Aaron Violi MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
147	ABC Friends	Unclassified	≤$100	4
148	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
149	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
150	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	4
151	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	20
152	Adam Crouch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
153	Ahead	Unclassified	≤$100	9
154	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
155	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
156	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
157	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
158	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
159	Amanda Stoker	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
160	Andrew Willcox MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
161	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
162	Animals Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	3
163	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
164	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
165	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
166	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
167	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
168	Australian Christian Lobby	Advocacy	≤$100	9
169	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
170	Australian Democrats	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
171	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
172	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	3
173	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
174	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	9
175	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
176	Australian Red Cross	Charity	≤$100	8
177	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
178	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	8
179	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	3
180	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
181	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	4
182	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
183	Briony Benjamin	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
184	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
185	Caitlin Collins MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
187	Cassandra Fernando MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
188	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
189	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	9
190	Central Coast Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
191	Centre for Independent Studies	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
192	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	6
193	Charles Vella	Unclassified	≤$100	8
194	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
195	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
196	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
197	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
198	City of Kingston	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
199	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
200	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	9
201	City of Ryde	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
203	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	3
204	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
205	Council Watch Victoria Inc	Advocacy	≤$100	1
206	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
207	Cr Suzanne Migdale- City Of Stirling- Lawley Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
208	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
209	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	24
210	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
211	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
212	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
213	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	2
214	Dave Sharma	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
215	David Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
216	David Limbrick MP - Libertarian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
217	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
218	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
219	Diversity Council Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
220	Dr Christian Rowan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
221	Dr Tim Read	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
222	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
223	DV: System Failed Us	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
224	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
225	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
226	Emily Hamilton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	8
228	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	≤$100	6
229	Environment Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
230	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	≤$100	2
231	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	8
232	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
233	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	≤$100	30
234	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
235	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
236	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
237	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
238	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
239	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
240	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	1
242	Gotta Go Pod	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
243	Green Music Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Growing Australia's Nature Economy- GANE	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
245	Healthy Waters Partnership for the Dry Tropics	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
247	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
248	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	4
249	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
250	Inner West Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
251	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	1
252	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
253	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
254	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
255	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
256	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	James Martin MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
258	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
259	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
260	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
261	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
262	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
263	Jodie Harrison MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
264	Joe Kelly MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
265	John Berger MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
267	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
268	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
269	Justine Elliot MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
270	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
271	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
272	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
273	Katy Gallagher	Unclassified	≤$100	6
274	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
275	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
276	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	22
277	Kylie Rocha - Greens for Hawthorn	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
278	Lance McCallum MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Laura Gerber MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
280	Leanne Linard MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
281	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
282	Liam Staltari	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Lighter Footprints.org	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
284	Linda Aitken	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
285	Linus Power MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
287	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
288	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
289	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
290	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	4
291	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
292	Mark Coure MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
293	Mark Furner MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
294	Mark Hammel	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	Market Forces	Unclassified	≤$100	1
296	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
297	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
298	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	19
299	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
300	McKinnon	Advocacy	≤$100	7
301	Meng Heang Tak MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
302	Merri-bek City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
303	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
304	Mike Foster	Advocacy	≤$100	1
305	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	15
306	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
307	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
308	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
309	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
310	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
311	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
312	NO MORE AU	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	NSW Government	Government	≤$100	1
314	Older Persons Advocacy Network	Charity	≤$100	1
315	One Girl	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
316	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
317	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
318	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
319	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
320	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
321	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
322	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
323	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
324	Plan International Australia	Charity	≤$100	8
325	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
326	Prue Car MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
327	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	≤$100	9
329	Rachel Stephen-Smith for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
330	Rachel Westaway MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
331	Reach Marketing Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
332	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	21
333	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
334	Regional Vic News	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
335	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
336	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	3
337	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
338	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
339	Richmond Valley Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
340	Rick Wilson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
341	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
342	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
343	Roma Britnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
344	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
346	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
347	Sam O'Connor MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
348	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
349	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
350	SASSI	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
351	Senator Dorinda Cox	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
352	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
353	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
354	Senator Jess Collins	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
355	Senator Kerrynne Liddle	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
356	Senator Lidia Thorpe	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
357	Senator Lisa Darmanin	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
358	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
359	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
360	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
361	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
362	Service NSW	Government	≤$100	1
363	Shane King MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
364	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
365	Shooting, Hunting and Outdoors Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	1
366	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
367	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
368	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
369	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
370	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
371	Steve Peterson Orange City Councillor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
372	Steve Whan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
373	StreetSmart	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
374	Stuart Larkins - Kiama Councillor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
375	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	≤$100	2
376	Taimus Werner-Gibbings	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
377	Taiwan Film Festival in Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
378	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
379	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	2
380	The Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else	Advocacy	≤$100	1
381	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	12
382	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
383	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	≤$100	1
384	The University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	1
385	Tim Watts MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Tony Pasin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Transport for NSW	Government	≤$100	4
388	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
389	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	5
390	United firefighters union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
391	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
392	Vinnies Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
393	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
394	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	≤$100	4
395	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
396	WestWind Energy	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
397	White Ribbon Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
398	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
399	Will Fowles MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
400	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
401	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
402	Zac Morrisby for Clarence City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
403	Zhi Soon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 12 July 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,105,546
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,045,536
3	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$678,647
4	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$612,701
5	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$544,918
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$490,069
7	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$465,881
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$449,501
9	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$373,996
10	Transport Victoria	Government	$372,348
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$359,460
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$359,160
13	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$286,203
14	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$273,673
16	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$236,573
17	Service Victoria	Government	$226,145
18	Water Corporation	Government	$219,498
19	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
20	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
21	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$193,967
22	United For You	Union	$178,150
23	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$173,709
24	Caritas Australia	Charity	$170,751
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$168,355
26	United Workers Union	Union	$163,144
27	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$160,070
28	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$155,250
29	BHP	Business	$144,390
30	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$141,021
31	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
32	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$128,908
33	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$128,042
34	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
35	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$125,958
36	WA Government	Government	$121,328
37	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
38	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$111,071
39	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
40	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$104,007
41	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$103,128
42	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$94,826
43	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$89,713
44	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
45	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$87,073
46	ifaw	Charity	$85,639
47	Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party	Party/Candidate	$84,734
48	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$81,886
49	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$81,573
50	NSW Mining	Business	$79,721

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 12 July 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 12 July 2026. From 193 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.