Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 19 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 19 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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518 advertisers spent $117,784 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 19 August 2026. The biggest spender was Australian Energy Producers ($5,940). Total spend in 2026 to date: $25,795,735.

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Spent on 19 Aug

$117,784

518 advertisers

2026 to date

$25,795,735

1 January – 19 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

19 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	19 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$18,806	16.0%	$4,550,388	17.6%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$29,152	24.8%	$5,306,571	20.6%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,381	2.0%	$940,617	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$20,530	17.4%	$3,653,693	14.2%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,372	11.4%	$4,010,363	15.5%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$19,057	16.2%	$4,682,139	18.2%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$6,057	5.1%	$786,120	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').	$6,366	5.4%	$1,276,948	5.0%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,062	1.8%	$588,896	2.3%
Total	$117,784	100%	$25,795,735	100%

Advertisers on 19 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	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$5,940	146
2	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$5,863	219
3	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$5,449	138
4	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,372	73
5	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$5,263	270
6	Shell Australia	Business	$4,957	17
7	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$4,771	14
8	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$3,031	38
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,758	26
10	Queensland Government	Government	$2,673	21
11	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,150	148
12	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$2,029	138
13	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,988	6
14	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	$1,938	66
15	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$1,797	25
16	WA Government	Government	$1,462	47
17	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,334	8
18	World Vision Australia	Charity	$1,308	107
19	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,279	50
20	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,259	53
21	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	$1,179	40
22	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,161	21
23	Australian Unions	Union	$1,079	46
24	30 by 30	Advocacy	$1,013	21
25	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,001	63
26	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$983	3
27	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$980	19
28	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$951	13
29	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$938	37
30	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$889	62
31	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$882	28
32	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$788	3
33	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$743	2
34	GetUp!	Advocacy	$725	5
35	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$672	4
36	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$652	4
37	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$582	15
38	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$575	19
39	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$556	31
40	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$551	18
41	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$535	51
42	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$518	19
43	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$503	17
44	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$502	3
45	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$500	13
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$478	20
47	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$464	7
48	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$460	11
49	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$460	12
50	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$452	8
51	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$407	11
52	Service Victoria	Government	$385	13
53	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$357	4
54	United Workers Union	Union	$357	131
55	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$351	7
56	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$346	35
57	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$342	7
58	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$336	17
59	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$331	34
60	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$324	18
61	Ben Carroll MP	Party/Candidate	$323	1
62	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$322	5
63	Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	$321	5
64	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$313	1
65	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$313	5
66	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$301	1
67	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$287	33
68	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	$284	4
69	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$275	14
70	HealthyWA	Government	$268	1
71	Martha Haylett MP	Party/Candidate	$267	7
72	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$267	20
73	Water Corporation	Government	$261	14
74	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$252	12
75	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	$250	4
76	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$248	21
77	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$242	16
78	Legalise Cannabis Western Australia (Party)	Party/Candidate	$241	4
79	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$238	4
80	AussieAF	Advocacy	$228	12
81	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$227	31
82	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$225	10
83	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$215	17
84	Transport for NSW	Government	$210	10
85	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$208	13
86	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$208	53
87	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$207	10
88	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	$206	4
89	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$206	13
90	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$202	3
91	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	$202	2
92	Next Investors	Business	$197	7
93	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$195	6
94	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$191	5
95	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$186	7
96	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$182	2
97	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$182	6
98	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$181	11
99	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$179	1
100	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$179	7
101	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$177	3
102	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$176	4
103	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	$164	3
104	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$160	11
105	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	$157	1
106	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$157	12
107	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$157	3
108	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$156	24
109	Greenfleet	Charity	$156	14
110	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$154	5
111	Engineers Australia	Business	$153	6
112	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$150	3
113	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$149	15
114	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$147	1
115	ACT Government	Government	$146	26
116	NSW Government	Government	$146	2
117	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$145	3
118	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$145	18
119	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$144	27
120	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$144	4
121	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$143	5
122	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$138	5
123	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$138	5
124	Plan International Australia	Charity	$138	13
125	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$138	21
126	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$136	2
127	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$136	6
128	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	$135	4
129	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$131	14
130	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$128	4
131	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$126	22
132	Crikey	Other	$125	29
133	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	$125	4
134	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$125	2
135	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$121	6
136	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$120	4
137	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$118	2
138	Food for Health Alliance	Unclassified	$118	3
139	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$117	5
140	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$115	3
141	The Australian Greens	Party/Candidate	$115	10
142	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$114	5
143	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$113	7
144	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$113	5
145	Unitingworld	Charity	$112	22
146	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$111	10
147	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$111	3
148	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$111	26
149	UN Women Australia	Charity	$111	7
150	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	$110	10
151	Shine Lawyers	Business	$106	3
152	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$105	11
153	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	19
154	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	$104	5
155	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
156	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$104	3
157	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$104	5
158	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$103	12
159	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$102	2
160	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$102	1
161	Knowmore	Charity	$101	26
162	Unharm	Advocacy	$101	6
163	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
164	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
165	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	25
166	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	22
167	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
168	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
169	Adam Barnett for Northern Midlands	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
170	Aleta Moriarty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
171	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
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	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
176	Andrew Pobjoy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
177	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
178	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
179	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	3
180	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	6
181	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
182	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
183	Antpitt4eastvic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
184	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	23
185	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	Ashleigh Vandenberg For Jackwood Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
187	Asking Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
188	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
189	Aspire Conference	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
190	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
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	1
197	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	6
198	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	2
199	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
200	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
201	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
202	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
203	Bob Brown Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	2
204	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
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	4
208	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	≤$100	3
209	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	5
210	Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$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	8
217	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	20
218	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	12
219	Centre for Independent Studies	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
220	Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
221	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
222	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	2
223	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
224	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
225	Chrysten Abraham for Frankston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
226	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
228	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
229	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
230	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
231	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
232	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	2
233	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	7
234	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
235	Cluey Learning	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
236	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
237	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
238	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
239	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
240	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
242	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
243	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
245	Country Needs People Pty	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	Cr Nicole Johnston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
247	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
248	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	14
249	Dai Le	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
250	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
252	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
253	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
254	Darren Chester MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
255	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	Department of Environment and Science	Government	≤$100	2
257	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
258	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
259	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
260	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
261	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
262	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
263	DV West	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
264	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
265	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
266	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	≤$100	8
267	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
268	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
269	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	9
270	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
271	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	15
272	Environs Kimberley	Advocacy	≤$100	1
273	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	39
274	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
275	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	≤$100	4
276	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
277	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
278	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	13
279	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
280	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	1
281	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	≤$100	9
282	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
284	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
285	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
286	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
287	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	4
288	Hello Sunday Morning	Unclassified	≤$100	7
289	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
290	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
291	Howard Ong - Community Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
292	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	22
293	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
294	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	22
295	Invasive Species Council	Advocacy	≤$100	6
296	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
297	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
298	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
299	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
300	James Milligan MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
301	Jamie Chaffey MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
302	Jason Wood MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
303	Jason Yat-sen Li MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
304	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
305	Jess Marsh for Footscray	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
306	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
307	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
308	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
309	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
310	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
311	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
312	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
313	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
314	John Lister - Labor for Werribee	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
315	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
316	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
317	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
318	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
319	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
320	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
321	Justin Clancy MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
322	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
323	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
324	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
325	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
326	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	6
327	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
328	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
329	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
330	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
331	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
332	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
333	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
334	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
335	Libertarian Party (Liberal Democrats)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
336	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
337	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
338	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
339	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)	Advocacy	≤$100	5
340	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
341	Logan Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
342	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
343	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
344	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
345	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
346	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
347	Main Roads Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
348	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
349	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
350	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
351	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	2
352	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
353	Mark Folkard MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
354	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
355	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
356	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
357	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
358	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
359	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	26
360	Mayor, Cr Stefan Koomen JP - City of Casey	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
361	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
362	Meg Brown MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
363	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
364	Michael Pugh for Division 1	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
365	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
366	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	24
367	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
368	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	6
369	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
370	Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN Australia)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
371	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
372	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
373	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
374	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
375	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	2
376	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
377	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	3
378	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
379	Nicholas Kirlew	Unclassified	≤$100	1
380	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
381	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
382	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
383	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
384	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
385	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
387	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
388	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
389	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
390	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
391	Parents for Climate	Advocacy	≤$100	6
392	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
393	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
394	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
395	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
396	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
397	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
398	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
399	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
400	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
401	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
402	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
403	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
404	Queensland Parliamentary Service	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
405	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
406	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	1
407	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
408	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	25
409	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
410	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	1
411	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
412	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
413	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
414	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
415	Rifai A. Raheem	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
417	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
418	Ron Hoenig MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
419	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
420	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
421	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
422	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
423	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
424	SafeWork NSW	Government	≤$100	5
425	Sam Birrell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
426	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
427	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
428	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
429	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
430	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	5
431	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
432	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
433	SBS Indonesian	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
434	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
435	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	2
436	SBS Nepali	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
437	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
438	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
439	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
440	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
441	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
442	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
443	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
444	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
445	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
446	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
447	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
448	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
449	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
450	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
451	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
452	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
453	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
454	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
455	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
456	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
457	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
458	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
459	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
460	Shayne Blacklock	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
461	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
462	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
463	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
464	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
465	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
466	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
467	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
468	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
469	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
470	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
471	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
472	Stefan Koomen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
473	Stephen Bennett MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
474	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
475	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
476	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
477	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
478	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
479	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	10
480	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
481	The Australian Workers' Union - West Australian Branch	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
482	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
483	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	18
484	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
485	The Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
486	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	3
487	The Greens (WA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
488	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
489	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	24
490	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
491	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	3
492	Tiffany Ashdown - Hobart City Council Mayoral Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
493	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
494	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
495	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	≤$100	7
496	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
497	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
498	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
499	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	14
500	UnionsWA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
501	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	≤$100	1
502	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
503	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
504	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
505	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
506	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
507	Wayde Chiesa MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
508	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
509	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
510	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
511	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
512	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
513	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
514	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
515	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	20
516	Woodford Wamuran Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
517	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	13
518	Zaneta Mascarenhas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 19 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,306,500
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,097,807
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$872,744
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$825,718
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$692,016
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$642,207
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$582,722
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$549,668
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$463,369
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$456,641
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$412,963
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$407,284
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$326,953
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$319,918
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$310,641
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$246,239
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$233,071
19	Water Corporation	Government	$228,397
20	National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association	Business	$201,656
21	Fortescue	Business	$198,835
22	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$182,038
23	United Workers Union	Union	$181,995
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$176,505
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	$164,619
30	WA Government	Government	$155,722
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,395
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$140,973
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$132,843
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$130,752
38	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
39	AUSTRAC	Government	$124,360
40	Australian Unions	Union	$120,602
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$118,701
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	$91,966
47	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
48	ifaw	Charity	$88,770
49	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,752
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$88,408

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 19 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 19 August 2026. From 231 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.