Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 8 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 8 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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467 advertisers spent $97,134 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 8 August 2026. The biggest spender was Minerals Council of Australia ($7,945). Total spend in 2026 to date: $24,584,129.

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Spent on 8 Aug

$97,134

467 advertisers

2026 to date

$24,584,129

1 January – 8 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

8 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	8 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$14,864	15.3%	$4,372,773	17.8%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$21,043	21.7%	$5,005,134	20.4%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,517	2.6%	$915,543	3.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$24,982	25.7%	$3,415,771	13.9%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$10,774	11.1%	$3,871,962	15.7%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$13,134	13.5%	$4,497,132	18.3%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$1,730	1.8%	$732,891	3.0%
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').	$5,709	5.9%	$1,209,512	4.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,381	2.5%	$563,411	2.3%
Total	$97,134	100%	$24,584,129	100%

Advertisers on 8 August 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	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$7,945	118
2	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$6,744	108
3	Shell Australia	Business	$5,110	17
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,472	320
5	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$4,448	54
6	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,457	171
7	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$2,430	33
8	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,167	31
9	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,854	6
10	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	$1,832	10
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,695	16
12	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,666	99
13	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	57
14	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,472	9
15	Master Builders Australia	Business	$1,267	10
16	Australian Unions	Union	$1,202	50
17	Queensland Government	Government	$1,085	14
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,067	62
19	WA Government	Government	$1,050	42
20	GetUp!	Advocacy	$1,027	7
21	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$987	37
22	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$970	18
23	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$961	11
24	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$956	3
25	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$863	23
26	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$766	1
27	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$760	2
28	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$729	29
29	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$729	4
30	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$717	29
31	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$690	3
32	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$652	3
33	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$606	12
34	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	$560	1
35	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$537	16
36	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$525	36
37	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$498	13
38	Service Victoria	Government	$494	12
39	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$493	57
40	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$474	41
41	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$443	2
42	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$422	15
43	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$369	3
44	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$365	16
45	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$356	18
46	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$354	17
47	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$342	10
48	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$333	6
49	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$322	1
50	United Workers Union	Union	$311	104
51	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$301	1
52	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$296	1
53	The Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	$296	1
54	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$293	33
55	The Wilderness Society	Advocacy	$289	25
56	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$280	28
57	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$274	19
58	HealthyWA	Government	$272	1
59	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$270	10
60	Water Corporation	Government	$265	14
61	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$257	1
62	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	$247	17
63	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$245	9
64	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$243	11
65	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$233	8
66	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$230	22
67	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$229	12
68	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$228	8
69	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$227	18
70	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$223	2
71	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$221	13
72	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$219	2
73	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$219	1
74	AussieAF	Advocacy	$218	15
75	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$211	4
76	Census - Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.	Unclassified	$210	3
77	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$209	27
78	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$206	9
79	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$204	1
80	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$204	5
81	Next Investors	Business	$198	3
82	Shine Lawyers	Business	$192	3
83	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	$185	5
84	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$184	21
85	ActionAid Australia	Charity	$176	12
86	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$176	13
87	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$174	3
88	Ahead	Unclassified	$172	11
89	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$171	6
90	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$169	8
91	Engineers Australia	Business	$167	8
92	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	$167	4
93	Unitingworld	Charity	$166	24
94	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$161	10
95	Unharm	Advocacy	$161	8
96	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$160	7
97	NSW Government	Government	$157	1
98	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$148	3
99	Shooting, Hunting and Outdoors Tasmania	Unclassified	$147	2
100	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$147	4
101	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$141	21
102	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$140	6
103	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$140	6
104	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$139	8
105	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$138	12
106	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$137	6
107	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$137	13
108	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	$133	3
109	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$133	33
110	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$131	12
111	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$131	19
112	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	$130	9
113	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$129	2
114	Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing	Government	$126	1
115	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$126	8
116	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$125	4
117	Plan International Australia	Charity	$123	11
118	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$122	4
119	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$122	3
120	No New Stadium	Advocacy	$121	1
121	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$119	3
122	City of Swan	Government	$119	5
123	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$118	15
124	Foodbank WA	Charity	$116	27
125	SUSAN MCKINNON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	Unclassified	$116	1
126	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$115	5
127	City of Moreton Bay	Government	$114	5
128	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	$112	10
129	Big Build Roads	Government	$111	2
130	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$110	6
131	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	$107	7
132	Endorsed by Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$106	1
133	Oxfam	Unclassified	$106	2
134	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$106	4
135	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$105	3
136	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
137	Catholic Mission	Charity	$104	15
138	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$104	4
139	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
140	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	$103	19
141	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$101	2
142	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
143	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
144	30 by 30	Advocacy	≤$100	1
145	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
146	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	15
147	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	1
148	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	20
149	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	≤$100	3
150	Aleta Moriarty	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
151	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	1
152	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
153	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
154	Alison Penfold MP for Lyne	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
155	Alliance for Gambling Refom	Unclassified	≤$100	2
156	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
157	Amber-Jade Sanderson	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
158	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
159	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
160	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
161	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	3
162	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	5
163	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
164	Ann-Marie Hermans MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
165	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
166	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
167	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
168	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
169	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	≤$100	5
170	Asylum Seekers Centre	Charity	≤$100	6
171	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
172	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
173	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
174	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
175	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
176	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	1
177	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	6
178	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
179	Australian Workers Union	Union	≤$100	1
180	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
181	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	6
182	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
183	Boyden Hingston-Muir for Deputy Mayor & Councillor in Kingborough	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
184	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
185	Brian O'Gallagher - MLA for Karama	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	6
187	Brimbank City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
188	Briony Benjamin	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
189	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Cassandra Fernando MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
191	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
192	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	14
193	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	1
194	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
195	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
196	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
197	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
198	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	4
199	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
200	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
201	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	9
202	City of Wollongong	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
203	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
204	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
205	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
206	COTA Australia - for older Australians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
207	Council of Small Business Organisations Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
208	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
209	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
210	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
211	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	16
212	Crikey	Other	≤$100	24
213	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
214	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
215	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
216	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	4
217	David Davis MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
218	David Vanderwolf	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
219	Department of Environment and Science	Government	≤$100	2
220	Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
221	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
222	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
223	DocPlay	Unclassified	≤$100	7
224	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
225	DP Independent Pty Ltd	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
226	Dr Brian Walker MLC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Dr Christian Rowan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
228	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
229	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
230	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
231	Edwin Johnstone for Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
232	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
233	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
234	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	2
235	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	33
236	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	2
237	Fair Go Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
238	Felicity Wilson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
239	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
240	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	≤$100	3
241	Forrest Ministries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
242	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	≤$100	25
243	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
245	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
247	FrontRunners	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
248	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
249	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
250	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
251	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	1
252	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
253	Gotta Go Pod	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
254	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	10
255	Growing Australia's Nature Economy- GANE	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
256	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
257	Homeless Christmas Drive	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
258	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
259	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
260	Honest and Open Conversations podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	HWU Unity Team	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
262	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	16
263	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
264	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
265	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	2
266	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	15
267	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
268	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
269	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
270	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
271	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
272	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
273	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
274	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
275	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
276	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
277	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
278	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
279	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
280	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
281	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
282	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
283	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
284	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
285	Karen Eckermann Councillor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
287	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
288	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	3
289	Kim Phillips - Candidate for Councillor and Mayor of Kingborough	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
290	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	17
291	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
292	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
293	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
294	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
295	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
296	Liberals of Bundoora	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
297	Lighter Footprints.org	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
298	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
299	Linda Aitken	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
300	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
301	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
302	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	≤$100	5
303	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
304	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
305	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
306	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
307	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
308	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	7
309	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
311	Mark Folkard MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
312	Maroondah City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
314	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
315	Mary Aldred MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
316	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
317	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
318	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	16
319	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
320	MEAA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
321	Meaghan Scanlon - Member for Gaven	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
322	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
323	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
324	Michael Berkman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
325	Michael Pugh for Division 1	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
326	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
327	Michelle Hobson	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
328	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	3
329	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	34
330	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	4
331	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
332	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	≤$100	1
333	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
334	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
335	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
336	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
337	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
338	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
339	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	2
340	New South Walse Electoral Commission	Government	≤$100	1
341	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
342	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	No Place for Poverty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
344	NSW Fair Trading	Government	≤$100	5
345	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
346	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
347	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
348	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
349	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
350	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
351	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
352	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
353	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
354	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
355	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
356	People First Party WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
357	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
358	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
359	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
360	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
361	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
362	Rachel Stephen-Smith for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
363	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	34
364	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
365	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
366	Refugee Action Collective (Victoria)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
367	Regional Development Australia Pilbara	Unclassified	≤$100	20
368	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	1
369	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
370	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
371	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
372	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
373	Rob Molhoek MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
374	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
375	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
376	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
377	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
378	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
379	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
380	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
381	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
382	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
383	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
384	Save Bondi Junction	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
385	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
386	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	3
387	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
388	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
389	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	2
390	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
391	SBS Russian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
392	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	8
393	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
394	SBS Thai	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
395	SBS Urdu	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
396	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
397	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
398	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
399	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
400	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
401	Senator Kerrynne Liddle	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
402	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
403	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
404	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
405	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
406	Shane King MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
407	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
408	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
409	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
410	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	≤$100	7
411	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
412	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
413	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
414	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
415	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
417	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
418	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
419	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
420	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
421	Stephen Bennett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
422	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
423	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
424	Steve Holland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
425	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
426	Steve Whan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
427	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
428	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
429	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	≤$100	2
430	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	8
431	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
432	Terry James MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
433	The Australian Workers' Union - West Australian Branch	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
434	The Bike Boy Investigation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
435	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
436	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	8
437	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	1
438	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	13
439	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
440	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	≤$100	38
441	The Saturday Paper	Unclassified	≤$100	1
442	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	≤$100	1
443	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
444	Townsville City Council	Government	≤$100	1
445	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
446	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
447	Troy J Thompson	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
448	University of Melbourne	Other	≤$100	1
449	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
450	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
451	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
452	Vincenzo De Paolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
453	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
454	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
455	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
456	WA Liberals	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
458	White Ribbon Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
460	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
461	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
462	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
463	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
464	Women for Election	Advocacy	≤$100	12
465	Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
466	World Vision Australia	Charity	≤$100	38
467	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 8 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,248,228
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,070,081
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$806,226
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$775,490
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$633,808
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$591,191
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$565,605
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$526,338
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$437,646
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$429,642
11	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$397,379
12	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$396,559
13	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$306,760
14	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$303,056
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$299,299
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$241,231
18	Water Corporation	Government	$225,657
19	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$221,709
20	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
21	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
22	United For You	Union	$178,150
23	United Workers Union	Union	$177,986
24	Caritas Australia	Charity	$175,562
25	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$174,409
26	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$174,177
27	AussieAF	Advocacy	$173,894
28	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$173,709
29	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$162,469
30	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,326
31	BHP	Business	$144,390
32	WA Government	Government	$141,353
33	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
34	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
35	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$130,594
36	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$129,992
37	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
38	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$120,825
39	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$114,337
40	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
41	AUSTRAC	Government	$109,233
42	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
43	Australian Unions	Union	$107,880
44	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$104,007
45	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$94,669
46	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$90,545
47	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
48	ifaw	Charity	$88,323
49	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$86,754
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$86,409

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 8 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 8 August 2026. From 220 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.