Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 17 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 17 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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507 advertisers spent $125,688 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 17 August 2026. The biggest spender was FixVictoria Incorporated ($12,974). Total spend in 2026 to date: $25,562,429.

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Spent on 17 Aug

$125,688

507 advertisers

2026 to date

$25,562,429

1 January – 17 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

17 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	17 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$18,529	14.7%	$4,513,773	17.7%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$37,306	29.7%	$5,250,054	20.5%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,375	1.9%	$935,829	3.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$22,565	18.0%	$3,612,586	14.1%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,642	10.9%	$3,983,682	15.6%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$16,561	13.2%	$4,643,571	18.2%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$6,557	5.2%	$773,713	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').	$6,228	5.0%	$1,264,422	4.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$1,926	1.5%	$584,799	2.3%
Total	$125,688	100%	$25,562,429	100%

Advertisers on 17 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	$12,974	24
2	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$6,358	319
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$6,062	147
4	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$5,305	135
5	Shell Australia	Business	$5,305	17
6	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,240	64
7	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,955	248
8	Queensland Government	Government	$3,110	23
9	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$2,921	62
10	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,506	26
11	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,244	120
12	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$2,058	124
13	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,975	6
14	Master Builders Australia	Business	$1,622	10
15	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$1,488	33
16	WA Government	Government	$1,441	49
17	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,419	40
18	Every Australian Counts	Advocacy	$1,395	84
19	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,387	15
20	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,232	19
21	Australian Unions	Union	$1,224	48
22	GetUp!	Advocacy	$1,181	6
23	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$1,134	5
24	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,046	63
25	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$1,018	12
26	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$956	53
27	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$946	36
28	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$904	27
29	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$860	26
30	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$790	2
31	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$760	3
32	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$741	3
33	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$722	21
34	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$703	4
35	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$691	53
36	30 by 30	Advocacy	$635	9
37	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$560	15
38	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$558	18
39	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$529	19
40	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$520	3
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$501	6
42	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$495	9
43	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$491	60
44	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$487	12
45	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$487	7
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$482	20
47	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$479	11
48	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$476	11
49	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$476	20
50	Service Victoria	Government	$450	13
51	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$443	12
52	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$414	12
53	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$377	5
54	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$363	7
55	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$355	37
56	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$351	21
57	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$336	3
58	United Workers Union	Union	$328	109
59	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$317	2
60	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$314	1
61	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$312	1
62	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$312	2
63	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$304	2
64	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$299	32
65	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$294	12
66	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$293	5
67	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$292	4
68	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$277	12
69	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$276	20
70	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$274	15
71	HealthyWA	Government	$269	1
72	Next Investors	Business	$262	7
73	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$255	14
74	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$244	4
75	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$240	14
76	Water Corporation	Government	$240	13
77	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$240	22
78	AussieAF	Advocacy	$239	9
79	SafeWork NSW	Government	$237	8
80	UN Women Australia	Charity	$234	17
81	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$233	11
82	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$229	13
83	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$228	10
84	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$219	7
85	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$217	31
86	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	$215	10
87	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	$212	4
88	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$211	1
89	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$210	1
90	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$209	2
91	World Vision Australia	Charity	$208	68
92	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$206	21
93	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$205	4
94	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	$199	3
95	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$199	6
96	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$198	2
97	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	$197	2
98	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$196	4
99	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$193	6
100	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$189	19
101	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$188	10
102	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$186	4
103	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$182	5
104	Engineers Australia	Business	$174	6
105	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$174	5
106	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$173	8
107	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$169	16
108	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$166	33
109	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$166	6
110	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	$163	4
111	NSW Government	Government	$162	1
112	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	$161	5
113	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$158	4
114	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$155	5
115	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$153	5
116	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	$150	3
117	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$150	10
118	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$147	5
119	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$144	3
120	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$144	5
121	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$143	3
122	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$142	20
123	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$138	2
124	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$138	12
125	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$137	8
126	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	$135	10
127	Unitingworld	Charity	$135	22
128	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$131	5
129	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$130	5
130	Crikey	Other	$130	19
131	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$130	13
132	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$129	6
133	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$128	2
134	Catholic Mission	Charity	$127	16
135	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$126	7
136	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$126	20
137	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$125	11
138	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$125	4
139	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$120	9
140	ACT Government	Government	$118	28
141	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$117	5
142	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$117	3
143	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$115	11
144	Monash IVF	Business	$115	5
145	Plan International Australia	Charity	$114	8
146	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$114	15
147	Ella George MP	Party/Candidate	$113	2
148	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$113	11
149	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$112	3
150	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$112	25
151	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$111	26
152	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$110	17
153	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$109	5
154	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$108	3
155	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$106	11
156	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$105	3
157	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	16
158	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$104	12
159	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
160	Shine Lawyers	Business	$103	2
161	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	$102	3
162	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
163	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	≤$100	37
164	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
165	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	13
166	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	19
167	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
168	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
169	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	≤$100	5
170	Aleta Moriarty	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
171	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	1
172	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
173	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
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	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
183	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
184	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
185	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	22
186	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
187	Asking Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
188	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
189	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
190	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
191	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
192	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
193	Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing	Government	≤$100	1
194	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
195	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	2
196	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
197	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	6
198	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
199	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
200	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
201	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
202	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
203	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
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	Brenden Hatton your candidate for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
208	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	≤$100	3
209	Brian O'Gallagher - MLA for Karama	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
210	Brisbane City Council	Government	≤$100	1
211	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
212	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
213	Cameron Caldwell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
214	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	Cassie Rowe MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
216	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
217	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	14
218	Centre for Independent Studies	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
219	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
220	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	2
221	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
222	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
223	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
224	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
225	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	2
226	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	8
227	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
228	Climate 200	Advocacy	≤$100	16
229	Cluey Learning	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
230	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
232	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
233	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
234	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
235	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
236	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
237	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
238	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
239	Country Needs People Pty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
240	Cr John Friend-Pereira -Solway Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
242	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
243	Dai Le	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
245	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
246	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
247	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
248	David Lee MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
249	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
250	Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
251	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
252	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
253	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
254	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
255	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
256	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
257	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
258	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	≤$100	2
259	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
260	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
261	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	9
262	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
263	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
264	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	38
265	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	2
266	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
267	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	≤$100	2
268	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
269	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	18
270	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
271	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
272	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
273	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
274	FrontRunners	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
276	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
277	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
278	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	4
280	Georgie Crozier MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
281	Glen Kelly MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
282	Greenfleet	Charity	≤$100	9
283	Growing Australia's Nature Economy- GANE	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
284	Hello Sunday Morning	Unclassified	≤$100	7
285	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
286	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
287	Hobart First	Unclassified	≤$100	1
288	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
289	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	21
290	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	17
291	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
292	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
293	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
294	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
295	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
296	James Milligan MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
297	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
298	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
299	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
300	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
301	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
302	Jess Marsh for Footscray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
303	Jess Pugh MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
304	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
305	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
306	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
307	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
308	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
309	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
310	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
311	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
312	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
313	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
314	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
315	Josh Willie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
316	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
317	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
318	Julie Buxton - Labor for Bayswater	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
319	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
320	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
321	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
322	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
323	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	4
324	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
325	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
326	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	18
327	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
328	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
329	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
330	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
331	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
332	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
333	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	14
334	Libertarian Party (Liberal Democrats)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
335	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
336	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
337	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
338	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
339	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
340	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
341	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	15
342	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
343	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
344	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
346	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
347	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
348	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	1
349	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
350	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
351	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
352	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
353	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
354	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	25
355	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
356	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
357	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
358	Michael Crandon MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
359	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
360	Michelle Hobson	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
361	Mick de Brenni	Unclassified	≤$100	1
362	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	13
363	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
364	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
365	Mornington Peninsula Shire	Unclassified	≤$100	1
366	Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN Australia)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
367	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
368	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
369	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
370	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
371	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
372	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
373	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	2
374	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
375	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	1
376	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
377	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
378	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
379	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
380	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
381	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
382	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
383	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
384	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
385	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
387	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	3
388	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
389	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
390	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
391	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
392	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
393	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
394	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
395	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
396	PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc	Unclassified	≤$100	1
397	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
398	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
399	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
400	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
401	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
402	Rachel Stephen-Smith for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
403	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	27
404	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
405	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
406	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	2
407	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
408	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
409	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
410	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
411	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
412	Rob Molhoek MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
413	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
414	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
415	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
416	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
417	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
418	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
419	Sally Quinnell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
420	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
421	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
422	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
423	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
424	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	7
425	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
426	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
427	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
428	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
429	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
430	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	3
431	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
432	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
433	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
434	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
435	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
436	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
437	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
438	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
439	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
440	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
441	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
442	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
443	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
444	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
445	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
446	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
447	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
448	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
449	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
450	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
451	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
452	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
453	Simon Behrakis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
454	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
455	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
456	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
457	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
458	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
460	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
461	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
462	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
463	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
464	Stephen Bennett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
465	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
466	Steve Edgington MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
467	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
468	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
469	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
470	Sustainable Australia Party	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
471	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	9
472	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
473	The Australian Workers' Union - West Australian Branch	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
474	The Bike Boy Investigation	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
475	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
476	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	16
477	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
478	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	1
479	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
480	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	10
481	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
482	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	3
483	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
484	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
485	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
486	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
487	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
488	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
489	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	2
490	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
491	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
492	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
493	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
494	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
495	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
496	WAMN News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
497	Wayde Chiesa MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
498	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
499	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
500	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
501	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
502	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
503	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
504	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
505	Zac Morrisby for Clarence City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
506	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	15
507	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 17 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,294,853
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,092,429
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$860,815
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$816,274
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$681,576
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$630,184
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$576,994
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$545,426
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$457,895
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$453,965
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$409,815
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$405,431
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$322,956
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$317,430
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$309,093
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$245,470
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$231,068
19	Water Corporation	Government	$227,951
20	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
21	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
22	United Workers Union	Union	$181,239
23	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$180,692
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$176,046
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	$164,275
30	WA Government	Government	$152,769
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,326
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$139,028
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$132,462
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$128,837
38	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
39	AUSTRAC	Government	$121,626
40	Australian Unions	Union	$118,400
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$117,656
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	$91,723
47	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
48	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,752
49	ifaw	Charity	$88,701
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$88,021

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 17 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 17 August 2026. From 229 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.