Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 20 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 20 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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513 advertisers spent $120,131 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 20 August 2026. The biggest spender was Minerals Council of Australia ($6,343). Total spend in 2026 to date: $25,915,868.

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Spent on 20 Aug

$120,131

513 advertisers

2026 to date

$25,915,868

1 January – 20 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

20 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	20 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$20,735	17.3%	$4,571,123	17.6%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$30,280	25.2%	$5,336,851	20.6%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$2,964	2.5%	$943,581	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$21,669	18.0%	$3,675,363	14.2%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$13,968	11.6%	$4,024,331	15.5%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$18,169	15.1%	$4,700,308	18.1%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$3,608	3.0%	$789,729	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').	$6,297	5.2%	$1,283,245	5.0%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,440	2.0%	$591,337	2.3%
Total	$120,131	100%	$25,915,868	100%

Advertisers on 20 August 2026

Filter by category or search by name. Click a name to see that advertiser's spending this year. "≤$100" means Meta only reported that the spend was $100 or less.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend	Ads
1	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$6,343	142
2	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$6,201	253
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$5,994	145
4	Shell Australia	Business	$5,229	17
5	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$4,487	66
6	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$3,429	38
7	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$3,305	122
8	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$3,301	16
9	Queensland Government	Government	$2,699	21
10	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,597	26
11	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$2,085	135
12	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$2,077	30
13	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$2,019	135
14	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,979	6
15	WA Government	Government	$1,807	48
16	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	$1,656	31
17	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,508	53
18	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,393	8
19	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	$1,328	24
20	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,211	19
21	World Vision Australia	Charity	$1,176	97
22	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,101	45
23	Australian Unions	Union	$1,071	48
24	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$1,044	10
25	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$1,023	2
26	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$1,016	3
27	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,006	62
28	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$994	50
29	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$906	16
30	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$892	35
31	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$878	63
32	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$813	27
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$762	11
34	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$757	3
35	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$756	2
36	30 by 30	Advocacy	$744	12
37	GetUp!	Advocacy	$731	5
38	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$679	12
39	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$673	4
40	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$660	34
41	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$659	16
42	Ben Carroll MP	Party/Candidate	$658	1
43	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$622	18
44	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$582	19
45	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$564	26
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$528	13
47	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$502	29
48	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$496	3
49	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$496	8
50	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$474	20
51	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$469	12
52	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	$459	4
53	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$458	12
54	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$455	13
55	Transport for NSW	Government	$446	15
56	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$429	9
57	Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	$404	5
58	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$404	5
59	Service Victoria	Government	$391	13
60	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$388	2
61	Martha Haylett MP	Party/Candidate	$364	7
62	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$354	7
63	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$348	17
64	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$338	4
65	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$337	5
66	United Workers Union	Union	$320	148
67	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$318	1
68	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$309	12
69	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	$297	3
70	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$294	1
71	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$289	35
72	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$274	14
73	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$273	16
74	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$272	5
75	HealthyWA	Government	$271	1
76	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$271	2
77	Water Corporation	Government	$269	14
78	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$267	33
79	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$262	22
80	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$248	6
81	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	$242	10
82	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$240	3
83	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$238	30
84	Crikey	Other	$234	31
85	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$225	19
86	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$224	9
87	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$222	4
88	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$220	15
89	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$220	1
90	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$218	2
91	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	$214	2
92	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$213	14
93	AussieAF	Advocacy	$211	12
94	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$207	15
95	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$205	12
96	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$201	4
97	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$200	17
98	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$200	2
99	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$197	9
100	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$196	76
101	Next Investors	Business	$194	9
102	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$188	4
103	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$184	5
104	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$183	3
105	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$179	6
106	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$174	6
107	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$169	3
108	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$169	12
109	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$166	24
110	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$161	5
111	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	$161	8
112	Engineers Australia	Business	$159	6
113	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$157	1
114	ACT Government	Government	$156	24
115	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$155	29
116	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$152	12
117	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$152	11
118	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$152	3
119	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$152	5
120	Jason Wood MP	Party/Candidate	$151	3
121	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$148	3
122	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	$147	27
123	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$146	2
124	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$145	19
125	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$143	14
126	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$140	16
127	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$139	18
128	NSW Government	Government	$139	1
129	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$138	6
130	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$137	5
131	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	$137	1
132	Plan International Australia	Charity	$137	15
133	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$135	3
134	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$134	16
135	Unharm	Advocacy	$133	9
136	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$133	4
137	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	$130	4
138	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$130	6
139	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$129	3
140	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$127	2
141	Bird Flip	Advocacy	$124	1
142	Public Service Association of NSW	Union	$121	1
143	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	$119	5
144	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$119	6
145	Unitingworld	Charity	$118	26
146	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$116	2
147	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$115	5
148	Greenfleet	Charity	$115	12
149	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	$114	4
150	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$114	7
151	Food for Health Alliance	Unclassified	$113	3
152	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	$113	2
153	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$113	11
154	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$111	6
155	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$110	3
156	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$110	7
157	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$109	5
158	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	$106	3
159	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$106	11
160	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$106	3
161	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$106	26
162	Department of Environment and Science	Government	$105	2
163	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	$105	4
164	The Australian Greens	Party/Candidate	$105	5
165	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	19
166	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$104	7
167	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	$104	2
168	Monash IVF	Business	$104	5
169	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$103	3
170	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	$103	12
171	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$103	5
172	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$102	12
173	Catholic Mission	Charity	$102	12
174	Shine Lawyers	Business	$102	3
175	UN Women Australia	Charity	$101	6
176	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	7
177	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
178	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
179	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	21
180	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
181	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
182	Adam Barnett for Northern Midlands	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
183	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
184	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
185	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
186	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
187	Andrew Pobjoy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
188	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
189	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
190	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	4
191	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	7
192	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
193	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
194	Antpitt4eastvic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
195	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	21
196	Aria Bolkus MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
197	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
198	Ashleigh Vandenberg For Jackwood Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
199	Asking Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
200	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
201	Aspire Conference	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
202	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
203	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
204	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
205	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
206	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	2
207	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
208	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	5
209	Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association - ANPA	Unclassified	≤$100	2
210	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
211	Belconnen Community Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
212	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
213	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
214	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
215	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
216	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
217	Bree James - Barron River MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
218	Brenden Hatton your candidate for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
219	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	5
220	Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
221	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
222	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
223	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
224	Cassie Rowe MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
225	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	11
226	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	20
227	Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
228	CFMEU Manufacturing Division	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
229	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	2
230	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
231	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	≤$100	5
232	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
233	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
234	Chrysten Abraham for Frankston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
235	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
236	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
237	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
238	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
239	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
240	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	1
242	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	9
243	City of Wollongong	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	Claire Clutterham - Labor for Sturt	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
245	Cluey Learning	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
247	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
248	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
249	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
250	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	COTA Australia - for older Australians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
252	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
253	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
254	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
255	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	Cr Nicole Johnston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
258	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
259	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
260	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
261	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
262	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
263	Darren Chester MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
264	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
265	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
266	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
267	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
268	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
269	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
271	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
272	DV West	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
273	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
274	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
276	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
277	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	9
278	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
279	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	37
280	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
281	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
282	Fiona Carrick Independent	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
283	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
284	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	16
285	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	≤$100	2
287	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	≤$100	7
288	Friends of Palestine WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
289	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
290	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
291	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
292	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
293	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	≤$100	5
294	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
295	Hello Sunday Morning	Unclassified	≤$100	12
296	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
297	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
298	Howard Ong - Community Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
299	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	20
300	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
301	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	24
302	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
303	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
304	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
305	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
306	James Milligan MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
307	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
308	Jamie Chaffey MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
309	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
310	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
311	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
312	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
313	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
314	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
315	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
316	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
317	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
318	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
319	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
320	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
321	Justin Clancy MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
322	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
323	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
324	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
325	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
326	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	5
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	Knowmore	Charity	≤$100	24
331	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
332	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
333	L Smith Publishing	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
334	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
335	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
336	Legalise Cannabis Western Australia (Party)	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
337	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
338	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
339	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
340	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
341	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
342	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	≤$100	2
343	Logan Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
344	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
345	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
346	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
347	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	6
348	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
349	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
350	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
351	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	3
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	22
360	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
361	Meg Brown MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
363	Michael Bowden	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
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	19
367	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
368	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
369	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
370	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
371	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
372	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
373	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
374	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
375	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	3
376	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
377	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
378	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
379	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
380	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
381	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
382	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
383	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
384	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
385	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
386	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
387	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
388	Parents for Climate	Advocacy	≤$100	6
389	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
390	Parkinson's NSW	Charity	≤$100	2
391	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
392	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
393	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
394	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
395	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
396	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
397	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
398	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
399	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
400	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
401	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
402	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
403	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
404	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	34
405	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
406	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	2
407	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
409	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
410	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
411	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
412	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
413	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
414	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
415	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
417	Russell Field MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
418	SafeWork NSW	Government	≤$100	5
419	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
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	11
424	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
425	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
426	SBS Indonesian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
427	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
428	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
429	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	2
430	SBS Nepali	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
431	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
432	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
433	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	7
434	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
435	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
436	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
437	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
438	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
439	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
440	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
441	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
442	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
443	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
444	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
445	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
446	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
447	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
448	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
449	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
450	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
451	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
452	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
453	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
454	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
455	Shayne Blacklock	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
456	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
457	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
458	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
459	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
460	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
461	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
462	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
463	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
464	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
465	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
466	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	3
467	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
468	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
469	Steve Martin MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
470	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
471	Stonnington City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
472	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
473	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	11
474	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
475	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
476	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	14
477	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
478	The Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
479	The Green Institute	Advocacy	≤$100	3
480	The Greens (WA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
481	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
482	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	27
483	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
484	The Pines Wind Farm	Business	≤$100	2
485	Tiffany Ashdown - Hobart City Council Mayoral Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
486	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
487	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
488	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
489	Townsville City Council	Government	≤$100	1
490	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	≤$100	8
491	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
492	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
493	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
494	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	19
495	UnionsWA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
496	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
497	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
498	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
499	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
500	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
501	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
502	Wayde Chiesa MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
503	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
504	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
505	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
506	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
507	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	1
508	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
509	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
510	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	≤$100	22
511	Woodford Wamuran Labor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
512	Yeppoon Capricorn Coast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
513	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	13

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 20 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,310,986
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,100,506
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$878,738
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$831,919
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$698,359
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$645,512
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$586,151
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$551,687
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$465,966
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$458,149
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$415,040
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$408,097
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$329,037
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$321,019
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$311,372
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$246,630
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$234,077
19	Water Corporation	Government	$228,666
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	$182,711
23	United Workers Union	Union	$182,315
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$176,716
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	$164,758
30	WA Government	Government	$157,529
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,429
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$141,735
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$133,061
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$131,644
38	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
39	AUSTRAC	Government	$125,753
40	Australian Unions	Union	$121,673
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$119,380
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	$100,684
46	Shell Australia	Business	$92,748
47	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$92,077
48	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
49	ifaw	Charity	$88,805
50	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,752

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 20 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 20 August 2026. From 232 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.