Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 21 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 21 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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520 advertisers spent $122,332 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 21 August 2026. The biggest spender was Minerals Council of Australia ($7,047). Total spend in 2026 to date: $26,038,200.

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Spent on 21 Aug

$122,332

520 advertisers

2026 to date

$26,038,200

1 January – 21 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

21 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	21 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$22,310	18.2%	$4,593,433	17.6%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$28,648	23.4%	$5,365,500	20.6%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$3,363	2.7%	$946,944	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$22,239	18.2%	$3,697,602	14.2%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$14,174	11.6%	$4,038,505	15.5%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$19,327	15.8%	$4,719,635	18.1%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$3,366	2.8%	$793,095	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').	$6,436	5.3%	$1,289,680	5.0%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,469	2.0%	$593,806	2.3%
Total	$122,332	100%	$26,038,200	100%

Advertisers on 21 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	$7,047	146
2	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$5,919	139
3	Shell Australia	Business	$5,508	17
4	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$5,087	14
5	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,061	68
6	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,343	251
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$3,786	41
8	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$3,115	105
9	Queensland Government	Government	$2,736	21
10	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$2,242	45
11	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,239	25
12	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$1,998	140
13	WA Government	Government	$1,984	53
14	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,981	124
15	Liberal Party of Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,890	6
16	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,685	56
17	World Vision Australia	Charity	$1,472	108
18	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,423	21
19	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,394	25
20	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,379	8
21	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$1,201	12
22	Australian Unions	Union	$1,132	45
23	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$1,054	78
24	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$1,040	33
25	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,016	55
26	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$1,016	15
27	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$961	3
28	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$925	15
29	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$923	54
30	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$872	46
31	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	$847	24
32	Ben Carroll MP	Party/Candidate	$820	4
33	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$769	2
34	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$738	3
35	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$738	12
36	GetUp!	Advocacy	$731	5
37	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$694	4
38	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	$666	27
39	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$662	16
40	Transport for NSW	Government	$660	21
41	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$585	18
42	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$574	11
43	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$558	26
44	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$530	3
45	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$514	19
46	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$498	15
47	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$497	12
48	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$484	12
49	30 by 30	Advocacy	$480	12
50	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$480	17
51	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$477	11
52	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$472	34
53	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$470	7
54	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$464	2
55	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$447	8
56	Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	$438	9
57	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$410	29
58	Service Victoria	Government	$398	13
59	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	$389	4
60	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$358	5
61	Martha Haylett MP	Party/Candidate	$356	7
62	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$344	17
63	United Workers Union	Union	$339	151
64	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$323	3
65	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$306	33
66	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$305	4
67	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$304	1
68	Water Corporation	Government	$301	14
69	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	$300	3
70	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$297	5
71	HealthyWA	Government	$289	1
72	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$282	2
73	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$277	12
74	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$275	18
75	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$274	14
76	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	$270	14
77	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$268	34
78	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$268	21
79	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$265	39
80	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$261	65
81	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$261	2
82	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$257	9
83	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$255	4
84	The Green Institute	Advocacy	$252	15
85	AussieAF	Advocacy	$245	14
86	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$242	10
87	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$242	3
88	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$242	16
89	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	$241	2
90	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$227	12
91	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$223	2
92	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$223	15
93	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$216	6
94	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$215	15
95	NSW Teachers Federation	Union	$215	3
96	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	$210	3
97	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$210	5
98	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$196	10
99	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$196	2
100	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$194	12
101	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$193	21
102	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$192	19
103	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$188	7
104	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$186	3
105	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$185	6
106	Crikey	Other	$182	25
107	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$178	12
108	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	$177	2
109	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$177	1
110	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	$174	22
111	Engineers Australia	Business	$167	6
112	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$167	23
113	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$164	3
114	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$163	3
115	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$161	8
116	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$158	5
117	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	$157	9
118	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$152	14
119	Next Investors	Business	$152	10
120	Unharm	Advocacy	$152	10
121	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$151	19
122	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$151	17
123	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$150	6
124	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$150	5
125	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$147	13
126	Public Service Association of NSW	Union	$146	1
127	Suburban Rail Loop	Government	$146	2
128	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	$144	4
129	SafeWork NSW	Government	$144	6
130	UN Women Australia	Charity	$144	7
131	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$143	5
132	ACT Government	Government	$141	23
133	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$140	8
134	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$140	3
135	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	$139	2
136	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$139	6
137	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$139	24
138	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$139	6
139	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$137	3
140	NSW Government	Government	$137	1
141	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	$137	2
142	Plan International Australia	Charity	$136	13
143	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$136	4
144	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	$134	2
145	Jason Wood MP	Party/Candidate	$132	3
146	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$130	3
147	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$128	6
148	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$127	7
149	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$126	5
150	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$125	2
151	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	$125	2
152	Food for Health Alliance	Unclassified	$120	3
153	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$118	3
154	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$118	2
155	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$118	5
156	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	$118	4
157	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$117	3
158	Shine Lawyers	Business	$116	3
159	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$115	21
160	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$114	11
161	Department of Environment and Science	Government	$113	2
162	Greenfleet	Charity	$113	12
163	Unitingworld	Charity	$112	23
164	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$111	23
165	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	$110	5
166	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	$109	3
167	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$109	3
168	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$109	24
169	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$108	9
170	Senator Maria Kovacic	Party/Candidate	$108	5
171	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	$108	3
172	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	$107	2
173	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	$107	11
174	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	$104	13
175	Knowmore	Charity	$103	23
176	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	$103	6
177	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	$102	12
178	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
179	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
180	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
181	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	4
182	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	18
183	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	21
184	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
185	Adam Baillie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
186	Adam Barnett for Northern Midlands	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
187	Ahead	Unclassified	≤$100	12
188	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
189	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
190	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
191	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
192	Andrew Pobjoy	Unclassified	≤$100	2
193	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
194	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
195	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	5
196	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	5
197	Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
198	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
199	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
200	Antpitt4eastvic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
201	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	20
202	Aria Bolkus MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
203	ARRC	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
204	Ashleigh Vandenberg For Jackwood Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
205	Asking Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	6
206	ASMOF NSW - The Doctors Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
207	Aspire Conference	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
208	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
209	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
210	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
211	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
212	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	2
213	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
214	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	5
215	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
216	Belconnen Community Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
217	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
218	Big Build Roads	Government	≤$100	1
219	Bisma Asif MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
220	Bob Pond for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
221	Brad Rowswell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
222	Bree James - Barron River MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
223	Brenden Hatton your candidate for Town Ward	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
224	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	5
225	Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
226	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
227	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
228	Casey Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
229	Cassie Rowe MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
230	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	15
231	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	19
232	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	12
233	Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
234	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	1
235	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
236	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	≤$100	5
237	Chris Whiting MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
238	Christine Couzens MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
239	Chrysten Abraham for Frankston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
240	Cindy McLeish MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
241	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
242	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
243	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
244	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
245	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
246	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	1
247	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	8
248	City of Port Phillip	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
249	Climate 200	Advocacy	≤$100	15
250	Cluey Learning	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
252	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
253	Community and Public Sector Union	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
254	Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)	Unclassified	≤$100	1
255	COTA Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	COTA Australia - for older Australians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
258	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
259	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
260	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Cr Nicole Johnston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
262	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
263	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
264	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
265	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
266	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
267	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
268	Darren Chester MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
269	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
270	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
271	David Vanderwolf	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
272	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
273	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
274	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
275	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
276	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
277	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
278	DV West	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
279	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
280	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
281	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
282	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
283	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	10
284	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
285	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	≤$100	3
286	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	14
287	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	≤$100	36
288	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
289	Fera Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
290	Fiji Political Review	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
291	Fiona Carrick Independent	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
292	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
293	Foodbank WA	Charity	≤$100	24
294	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
295	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	9
296	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
297	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
298	Ged Kearney MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
299	Hello Sunday Morning	Unclassified	≤$100	7
300	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
301	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
302	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
303	Howard Ong - Community Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
304	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	14
305	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
306	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	2
307	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	18
308	Iwan Walters MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
309	Jacinta Ermacora MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
310	Jackson Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
311	Jaclyn Symes MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
312	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
313	Jamie Chaffey MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
314	Jason Dale - Candidate for Hobart	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
315	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
316	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
317	Jim Chalmers MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
318	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
319	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
320	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
321	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
322	Jodie Hanns MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
323	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
324	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
325	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
326	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
327	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
328	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
329	Justin Clancy MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
330	Justine Brooks - Candidate for the West Tamar Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
331	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
332	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
333	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
334	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
335	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	3
336	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
337	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
338	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
339	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
340	Launch Housing	Charity	≤$100	1
341	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
342	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
343	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
344	Linda Aitken	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
346	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
347	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
348	Logan Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
349	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
350	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
351	Luba Grigorovitch MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
352	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
353	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
354	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	5
355	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
356	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
357	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
358	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	≤$100	5
359	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
360	Mark Folkard MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
361	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
363	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
364	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
365	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
366	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	24
367	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
368	Meg Brown MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
369	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
370	Meng Heang Tak MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
371	Michael Bowden	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
372	Michael Pugh for Division 1	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
373	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
374	Minus18	Unclassified	≤$100	30
375	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
376	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	6
377	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
378	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
379	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
380	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
381	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
382	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
383	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
384	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	3
385	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
386	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
387	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
388	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
389	Nicolette Boele	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
390	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
391	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
392	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
393	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
394	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
395	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
396	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
397	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
398	Parents for Climate	Advocacy	≤$100	6
399	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
400	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
401	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
402	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
403	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
404	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
405	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
406	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
407	Philip Tsourlinis	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
409	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
410	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
411	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
412	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	2
413	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
414	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	24
415	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
416	Regional Vic News	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
417	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	1
418	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
419	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
420	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
421	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
422	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
423	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
424	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
425	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
426	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
427	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
428	Russell Yaxley - Deputy Mayor, Glenorchy City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
429	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
430	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
431	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
432	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
433	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	9
434	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	4
435	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
436	SBS Indonesian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
437	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
438	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
439	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	2
440	SBS Nepali	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
441	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
442	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
443	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
444	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
445	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	4
446	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
447	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
448	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
449	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
450	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
451	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
452	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	9
453	Senator Kerrynne Liddle	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
454	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
455	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
456	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
458	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
459	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
460	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
461	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
462	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
463	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
464	Shayne Blacklock	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
465	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
466	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
467	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
468	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
469	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
470	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
471	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
472	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
473	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
474	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
475	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	5
476	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
477	Steady Guide	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
478	Stefan Koomen	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
479	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
480	Steve Martin MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
481	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
482	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
483	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	6
484	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
485	The Australian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
486	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
487	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	19
488	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
489	The Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
490	The Greens (WA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
491	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
492	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	25
493	Tiffany Ashdown - Hobart City Council Mayoral Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
494	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
495	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
496	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
497	Townsville City Council	Government	≤$100	1
498	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	≤$100	10
499	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
500	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
501	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
502	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	17
503	UnionsWA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
504	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
505	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
506	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
507	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
508	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
509	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	≤$100	4
510	WaterAid Australia	Charity	≤$100	12
511	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
512	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
513	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
514	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
515	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	2
516	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
517	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
518	Yeppoon Capricorn Coast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
519	Youth Off The Streets	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
520	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	11

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 21 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,316,047
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,103,242
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$884,657
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$836,262
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$705,406
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$648,627
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$589,937
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$553,685
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$468,205
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$459,834
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$417,282
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$408,969
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$331,018
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$322,413
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$312,103
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$247,028
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$235,093
19	Water Corporation	Government	$228,967
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	$183,405
23	United Workers Union	Union	$182,655
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$176,961
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	$164,909
30	WA Government	Government	$159,513
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,464
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$142,473
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$133,257
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$132,684
38	AUSTRAC	Government	$127,132
39	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
40	Australian Unions	Union	$122,805
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$120,581
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	$101,148
46	Shell Australia	Business	$98,256
47	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$92,203
48	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
49	ifaw	Charity	$88,839
50	Greens MPs	Party/Candidate	$88,752

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 21 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 21 August 2026. From 233 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.