Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 18 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 18 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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505 advertisers spent $115,522 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 18 August 2026. The biggest spender was UNICEF Australia ($6,275). Total spend in 2026 to date: $25,677,952.

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Spent on 18 Aug

$115,522

505 advertisers

2026 to date

$25,677,952

1 January – 18 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

18 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	18 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$17,809	15.4%	$4,531,582	17.6%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$27,365	23.7%	$5,277,419	20.6%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,407	2.1%	$938,236	3.7%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$20,577	17.8%	$3,633,164	14.1%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,309	11.5%	$3,996,991	15.6%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$19,511	16.9%	$4,663,082	18.2%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$6,350	5.5%	$780,063	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').	$6,159	5.3%	$1,270,581	4.9%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,035	1.8%	$586,834	2.3%
Total	$115,522	100%	$25,677,952	100%

Advertisers on 18 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	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$6,275	70
2	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$6,160	277
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$5,989	145
4	Shell Australia	Business	$5,226	17
5	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$5,180	22
6	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$4,991	135
7	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,181	276
8	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,716	27
9	Queensland Government	Government	$2,705	21
10	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$2,697	35
11	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,092	135
12	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,989	6
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,968	135
14	WA Government	Government	$1,491	55
15	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,400	8
16	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,397	54
17	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,351	18
18	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,229	38
19	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,225	22
20	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	$1,181	35
21	Australian Unions	Union	$1,123	49
22	World Vision Australia	Charity	$1,061	101
23	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$1,035	26
24	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,002	63
25	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$994	13
26	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$977	43
27	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$971	24
28	Every Australian Counts	Advocacy	$947	42
29	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$828	75
30	GetUp!	Advocacy	$823	6
31	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$787	3
32	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$737	2
33	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$727	3
34	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$674	4
35	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$604	5
36	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$603	17
37	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$601	32
38	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$588	15
39	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$585	6
40	30 by 30	Advocacy	$573	19
41	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$569	14
42	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$565	58
43	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$538	20
44	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$522	18
45	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$520	12
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$518	18
47	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$509	5
48	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$503	3
49	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$468	8
50	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$467	7
51	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$458	12
52	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$446	11
53	United Workers Union	Union	$399	149
54	Service Victoria	Government	$384	13
55	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$370	42
56	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$354	14
57	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$348	7
58	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$341	5
59	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$341	19
60	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$315	1
61	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$313	14
62	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$304	35
63	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$304	1
64	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$294	5
65	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$293	1
66	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$293	2
67	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$286	11
68	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$280	30
69	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	$277	4
70	HealthyWA	Government	$271	1
71	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$271	14
72	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$268	1
73	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$267	27
74	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$257	9
75	Next Investors	Business	$257	6
76	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$245	4
77	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$234	14
78	AussieAF	Advocacy	$231	8
79	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$231	10
80	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$220	2
81	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$219	10
82	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$215	71
83	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	$210	4
84	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$206	3
85	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	$204	2
86	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$199	2
87	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$198	12
88	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$198	11
89	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$192	19
90	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$192	6
91	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	$189	2
92	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$188	20
93	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$187	4
94	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$186	16
95	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$185	6
96	Water Corporation	Government	$185	12
97	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$182	6
98	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$178	7
99	UN Women Australia	Charity	$176	16
100	Engineers Australia	Business	$175	10
101	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$170	3
102	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$170	13
103	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	$169	6
104	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	$168	5
105	ACT Government	Government	$165	29
106	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$162	11
107	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$161	5
108	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$160	3
109	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$159	3
110	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$154	3
111	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	$153	3
112	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$152	4
113	SafeWork NSW	Government	$149	8
114	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$148	27
115	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$148	5
116	Senator Jordon Steele-John	Party/Candidate	$147	4
117	Plan International Australia	Charity	$144	14
118	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$143	5
119	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	$142	6
120	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$141	2
121	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$140	20
122	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$139	3
123	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$139	6
124	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$138	5
125	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$136	18
126	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$135	14
127	Catholic Mission	Charity	$133	12
128	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$131	6
129	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$129	8
130	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$127	9
131	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	$126	4
132	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$126	6
133	NSW Government	Government	$124	1
134	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$123	2
135	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	$122	8
136	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$122	5
137	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	$122	2
138	Unitingworld	Charity	$122	24
139	Crikey	Other	$121	28
140	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$121	3
141	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$120	6
142	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$119	2
143	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$119	9
144	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$119	5
145	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	$119	2
146	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$117	3
147	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$117	5
148	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$111	7
149	Knowmore	Charity	$110	28
150	Monash IVF	Business	$110	6
151	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$108	14
152	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$108	11
153	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	20
154	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
155	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$103	3
156	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$101	11
157	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$101	9
158	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	5
159	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
160	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
161	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	20
162	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
163	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
164	Adam Barnett for Northern Midlands	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
165	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	≤$100	8
166	Aleta Moriarty	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
167	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
168	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
169	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
170	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
171	Andrew Pobjoy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
172	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
173	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
174	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	3
175	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
176	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
177	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
178	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
179	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
180	Antpitt4eastvic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
181	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
182	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
183	Ashleigh Vandenberg For Jackwood Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
184	Asking Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
185	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
186	Australian Alliance for Animals	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
187	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
188	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
189	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
190	Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing	Government	≤$100	1
191	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
192	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	2
193	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
194	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	8
195	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	2
196	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
197	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
198	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
199	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
200	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
201	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
202	Boyden Hingston-Muir for Deputy Mayor & Councillor in Kingborough	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
203	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
204	Bree James - Barron River MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
205	Brenden Hatton your candidate for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
206	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	≤$100	3
207	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
208	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$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	14
213	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	16
214	Centre for Independent Studies	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
215	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
216	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	1
217	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	≤$100	5
218	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
219	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
220	Chrysten Abraham for Frankston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
221	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
222	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
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	9
227	City of Wollongong	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
228	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
229	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
230	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
231	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
232	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
233	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
234	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
235	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
236	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
237	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
238	Country Needs People Pty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
239	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
240	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
241	Dai Le	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
242	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
243	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
244	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
245	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
246	Darren Chester MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
247	David Lee MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
248	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
249	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
250	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
251	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
252	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
253	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
254	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
255	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
256	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
257	Ella George MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
258	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
259	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
260	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	7
261	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
262	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	2
263	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
264	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	40
265	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
266	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	≤$100	2
267	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
268	Food for Health Alliance	Unclassified	≤$100	3
269	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	18
270	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	≤$100	27
271	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
273	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
274	From Perth For Perth	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
276	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
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	14
285	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
286	Hobart First	Unclassified	≤$100	1
287	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
288	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	16
289	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	21
290	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
291	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
292	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
293	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
294	Jamal Daoud	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	James Milligan MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
296	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
297	Janelle Poole MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
298	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
299	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
300	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
301	Jess Marsh for Footscray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
302	Jess Pugh MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
303	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
304	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
305	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
306	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
307	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
308	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
309	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
311	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
312	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
313	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
314	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
315	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
316	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
317	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
318	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
319	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
320	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
321	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	5
322	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
323	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
324	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
325	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
326	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
327	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
328	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
329	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
330	Legalise Cannabis Western Australia (Party)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
331	Libertarian Party (Liberal Democrats)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
332	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
333	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
334	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
335	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
336	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
337	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
338	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	13
339	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
340	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
341	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
342	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
343	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
344	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
345	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	2
346	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
347	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
348	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
349	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
350	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
351	Master Builders Australia	Business	≤$100	10
352	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	23
353	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
354	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
355	Michael Crandon MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
356	Michael Pugh for Division 1	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
357	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
358	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	24
359	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
360	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
361	Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN Australia)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
363	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
364	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
365	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
366	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
367	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
368	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	3
369	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
370	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	1
371	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
372	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
373	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
374	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
375	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
376	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
377	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
378	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
379	Oxfam Australia	Charity	≤$100	28
380	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
381	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
382	Parents for Climate	Advocacy	≤$100	6
383	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
384	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	3
385	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
387	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
388	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
389	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
390	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
391	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
392	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
393	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
394	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
395	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
396	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
397	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
398	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
399	Rachel Stephen-Smith for ACT Labor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
400	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	30
401	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
402	Rebecca Young MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
403	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	1
404	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
405	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
406	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
407	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
409	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
410	Rob Molhoek MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
411	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
412	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
413	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
414	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
415	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
417	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
418	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
419	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
420	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
421	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
422	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
423	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	5
424	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	7
425	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
426	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
427	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
428	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
429	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	3
430	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
431	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	6
432	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
433	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
434	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
435	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
436	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
437	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
438	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
439	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
440	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
441	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
442	Senator Richard Dowling	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
443	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
444	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
445	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
446	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
447	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
448	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
449	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
450	Shine Lawyers	Business	≤$100	3
451	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
452	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
453	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
454	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
455	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
456	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
458	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
459	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
460	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
461	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
462	Stephen Bennett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
463	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
464	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
465	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
466	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
467	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	8
468	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
469	The Australian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
470	The Australian Workers' Union - West Australian Branch	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
471	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
472	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	21
473	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
474	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	2
475	The Greens (WA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
476	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
477	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	18
478	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
479	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	3
480	The Vocal Minority	Advocacy	≤$100	6
481	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
482	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
483	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
484	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
485	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
486	Unharm	Advocacy	≤$100	4
487	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	15
488	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	≤$100	1
489	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
490	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
491	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
492	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
493	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
494	Wayde Chiesa MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
495	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
496	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
497	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
498	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
499	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
500	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
501	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
502	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	17
503	Zac Morrisby for Clarence City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
504	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	15
505	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 18 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,301,128
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,095,134
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$866,804
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$820,455
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$686,567
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$636,344
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$579,691
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$547,518
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$460,611
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$455,362
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$411,166
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$406,402
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$324,924
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$318,659
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$309,916
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$245,854
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$232,070
19	Water Corporation	Government	$228,136
20	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
21	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
22	United Workers Union	Union	$181,638
23	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$181,366
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$176,277
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	$164,463
30	WA Government	Government	$154,260
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,360
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$140,022
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$132,661
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$129,814
38	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
39	AUSTRAC	Government	$123,026
40	Australian Unions	Union	$119,523
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$118,241
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	$91,849
47	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
48	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,752
49	ifaw	Charity	$88,736
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$88,213

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 18 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 18 August 2026. From 230 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.