Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 16 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 16 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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480 advertisers spent $117,655 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 16 August 2026. The biggest spender was FixVictoria Incorporated ($7,140). Total spend in 2026 to date: $25,436,742.

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Spent on 16 Aug

$117,655

480 advertisers

2026 to date

$25,436,742

1 January – 16 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

16 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	16 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$17,954	15.3%	$4,495,245	17.7%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$32,773	27.9%	$5,212,749	20.5%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,343	2.0%	$933,454	3.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$23,360	19.9%	$3,590,021	14.1%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,607	11.6%	$3,970,040	15.6%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$18,134	15.4%	$4,627,010	18.2%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$1,720	1.5%	$767,156	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').	$5,847	5.0%	$1,258,194	4.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$1,916	1.6%	$582,873	2.3%
Total	$117,655	100%	$25,436,742	100%

Advertisers on 16 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	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$7,140	16
2	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$6,417	143
3	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$6,297	66
4	Shell Australia	Business	$5,517	17
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$5,236	128
6	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,818	250
7	Queensland Government	Government	$2,895	22
8	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,796	27
9	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$2,742	46
10	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,272	133
11	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$2,103	121
12	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,984	6
13	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,785	43
14	Every Australian Counts	Advocacy	$1,651	84
15	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$1,541	41
16	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$1,515	3
17	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,461	17
18	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,442	12
19	Master Builders Australia	Business	$1,371	10
20	WA Government	Government	$1,356	47
21	Australian Unions	Union	$1,247	49
22	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,171	33
23	GetUp!	Advocacy	$1,120	6
24	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,116	63
25	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$1,028	26
26	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$1,020	13
27	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$970	56
28	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$931	2
29	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$908	32
30	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$827	25
31	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$798	2
32	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$773	4
33	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$746	3
34	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$745	11
35	30 by 30	Advocacy	$714	9
36	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$653	20
37	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$649	63
38	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$631	6
39	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$596	22
40	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$554	18
41	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$543	48
42	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$528	8
43	Service Victoria	Government	$527	13
44	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$524	9
45	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$485	3
46	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$479	14
47	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$476	12
48	United Workers Union	Union	$469	89
49	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$429	11
50	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$410	7
51	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$408	4
52	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$401	33
53	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$381	18
54	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$375	17
55	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$362	16
56	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$361	4
57	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$360	30
58	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$352	12
59	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$348	7
60	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$338	1
61	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$336	12
62	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$318	10
63	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$309	2
64	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$308	2
65	Next Investors	Business	$291	7
66	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$288	4
67	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$284	18
68	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$281	1
69	HealthyWA	Government	$278	1
70	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$278	5
71	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$272	14
72	AussieAF	Advocacy	$267	12
73	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$263	12
74	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$262	17
75	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$259	16
76	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$258	1
77	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$254	10
78	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$250	4
79	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$250	12
80	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$249	13
81	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	$240	2
82	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$236	4
83	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$236	2
84	World Vision Australia	Charity	$233	78
85	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$231	11
86	Water Corporation	Government	$230	13
87	SafeWork NSW	Government	$229	8
88	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$225	20
89	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$220	25
90	UN Women Australia	Charity	$218	16
91	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$216	5
92	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$212	1
93	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$210	5
94	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$210	9
95	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	$207	4
96	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$207	4
97	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$195	15
98	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$193	6
99	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$192	31
100	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$189	6
101	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$184	2
102	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$183	20
103	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$183	5
104	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	$182	16
105	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$180	7
106	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$178	3
107	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	$177	3
108	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$177	15
109	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$175	5
110	Engineers Australia	Business	$174	7
111	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$173	4
112	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$173	3
113	NSW Government	Government	$161	1
114	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$159	9
115	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$157	17
116	Plan International Australia	Charity	$155	8
117	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$155	39
118	Unitingworld	Charity	$153	21
119	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$151	5
120	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$149	4
121	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$146	8
122	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	$143	11
123	Catholic Mission	Charity	$143	15
124	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$141	11
125	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$141	2
126	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$141	13
127	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$139	3
128	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$137	5
129	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$137	4
130	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$133	3
131	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	$132	14
132	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$132	5
133	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$132	1
134	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$131	7
135	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$129	5
136	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$127	6
137	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$125	3
138	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$124	5
139	Monash IVF	Business	$122	6
140	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$121	26
141	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$120	3
142	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$119	2
143	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$119	11
144	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$117	10
145	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$117	11
146	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$117	3
147	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$115	12
148	City of Moreton Bay	Government	$114	6
149	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$114	4
150	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$113	15
151	Ella George MP	Party/Candidate	$112	2
152	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	$112	8
153	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$111	3
154	Crikey	Other	$110	17
155	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$110	25
156	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$109	4
157	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$107	7
158	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	$106	3
159	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
160	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$104	18
161	Hobart First	Unclassified	$103	1
162	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	$102	6
163	Shine Lawyers	Business	$102	2
164	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	$101	2
165	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
166	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
167	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
168	ACT Government	Government	≤$100	1
169	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	19
170	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
171	Advance Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
172	Aleta Moriarty	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
173	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
174	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
175	Amina Keygan: Councillor Burnie City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
176	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
177	Andrew Mackay MLA : Member for Goyder	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
178	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
179	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
180	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	4
181	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
182	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
183	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
184	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	18
185	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
187	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
188	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
189	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
191	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
192	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
193	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	1
194	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
195	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	6
196	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	2
197	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
198	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
199	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
200	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
201	BJ Walker 4 Clarence Councillor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
203	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
204	Boyden Hingston-Muir for Deputy Mayor & Councillor in Kingborough	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
205	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
206	Bree James - Barron River MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
207	Brisbane City Council	Government	≤$100	1
208	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
209	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
210	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
211	Cassie Rowe MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
212	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
213	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	16
214	CCCCC Concerned Citizens of Clarence City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	Centre for Independent Studies	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
216	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	1
217	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
218	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
219	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
220	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
221	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	8
222	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
223	Climate 200	Advocacy	≤$100	22
224	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
225	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
226	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
228	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
229	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Country Needs People Pty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
232	Cr John Friend-Pereira -Solway Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
233	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
234	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	12
235	Dai Le	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
236	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
237	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
238	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
239	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
240	David Lee MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
241	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
242	Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning	Government	≤$100	2
243	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
244	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
245	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
246	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
247	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
248	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
249	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
250	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
251	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	10
252	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
253	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	34
254	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
255	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	≤$100	2
256	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
257	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	18
258	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
259	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
260	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
262	FrontRunners	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
263	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
264	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
265	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
266	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
267	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	4
268	Georgie Crozier MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
269	Glen Kelly MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
270	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	11
271	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
272	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
273	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
274	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	4
275	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	20
276	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
277	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
278	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
279	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
280	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
281	James Milligan MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
282	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
283	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
284	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
285	Jess Marsh for Footscray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Jess Pugh MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
287	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
288	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
289	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
290	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
291	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
292	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
293	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
294	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
295	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
296	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
297	Josh Willie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
298	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
299	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
300	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
301	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
302	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
303	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
304	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	5
305	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
306	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	19
307	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
308	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
309	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
311	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
312	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
313	Libertarian Party (Liberal Democrats)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
314	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
315	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
316	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
317	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
318	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
319	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
320	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	15
321	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
322	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
323	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
324	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
325	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
326	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	3
327	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
328	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
329	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
330	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
331	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
332	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	23
333	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
334	Meaghan Scanlon - Member for Gaven	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
335	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
336	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
337	Michael Crandon MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
338	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
339	Michelle Hobson	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
340	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	3
341	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	18
342	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	≤$100	1
344	Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN Australia)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
346	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
347	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
348	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
349	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
350	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	3
351	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
352	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	1
353	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
354	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
355	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
356	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
357	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
358	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
359	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
360	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
361	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
363	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	4
364	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
365	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
366	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
367	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
368	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
369	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
370	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
371	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
372	PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc	Unclassified	≤$100	1
373	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
374	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
375	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
376	Rachel Stephen-Smith for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
377	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	26
378	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
379	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
380	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	1
381	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
382	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
383	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
384	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
385	Rob Molhoek MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
386	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
387	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
388	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
389	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
390	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
391	Sally Quinnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
392	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
393	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
394	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
395	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
396	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	6
397	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
398	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
399	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
400	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
401	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
402	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
403	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
404	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
405	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
406	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
407	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
409	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
410	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
411	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
412	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
413	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
414	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
415	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
416	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
417	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
418	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
419	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
420	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
421	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
422	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
423	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
424	Simon Behrakis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
425	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
426	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
427	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
428	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
429	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
430	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
431	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
432	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
433	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
434	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
435	Stephen Bennett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
436	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
437	Steve Edgington MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
438	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
439	Steven Miles	Unclassified	≤$100	1
440	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
441	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
442	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	≤$100	2
443	Sustainable Australia Party	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
444	Suzie Schulz for Glenorchy	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
445	Taiwan Film Festival in Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
446	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	11
447	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
448	The Australian Workers' Union - West Australian Branch	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
449	The Bike Boy Investigation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
450	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
451	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	11
452	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	1
453	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	7
454	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
455	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
456	Thomas Emerson	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
457	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
458	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
460	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
461	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
462	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
463	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	2
464	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
465	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
466	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
467	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
468	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
469	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
470	WAMN News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
471	Wayde Chiesa MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
472	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
473	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
474	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
475	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
476	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
477	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
478	Zac Morrisby for Clarence City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
479	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	15
480	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 16 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,289,614
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,089,319
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$854,753
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$811,319
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$676,271
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$623,827
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$575,506
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$543,182
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$455,389
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$451,044
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$408,583
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$404,571
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$320,899
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$316,011
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$307,912
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$245,020
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$230,022
19	Water Corporation	Government	$227,711
20	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
21	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
22	United Workers Union	Union	$180,911
23	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$179,989
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$175,807
26	Caritas Australia	Charity	$175,562
27	Australian Education Union Victorian Branch	Union	$174,177
28	Michelle Milthorpe- Independent for Farrer	Party/Candidate	$173,709
29	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$164,058
30	WA Government	Government	$151,328
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,326
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$138,010
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$132,264
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$127,891
38	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
39	AUSTRAC	Government	$120,239
40	Australian Unions	Union	$117,176
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$117,155
42	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
43	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
44	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$104,007
45	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$99,661
46	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$91,594
47	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
48	ifaw	Charity	$88,666
49	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,338
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$87,828

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 16 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 16 August 2026. From 228 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.