Who paid for political ads on Facebook on 22 August 2026

Name: Facebook political ad spend in Australia, 22 August 2026
Creator: Political Gadgets
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508 advertisers spent $129,139 on Facebook and Instagram ads about social issues, elections or politics in Australia in Meta's daily report for 22 August 2026. The biggest spender was Minerals Council of Australia ($11,522). Total spend in 2026 to date: $26,167,338.

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Spent on 22 Aug

$129,139

508 advertisers

2026 to date

$26,167,338

1 January – 22 August 2026

Top 3 in 2026

Spend by category

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

22 August 2026

2026 to date

Category	22 Aug	Share	2026 to date	Share
Party/Candidate Parties, MPs, senators, councillors and candidates.	$20,995	16.3%	$4,614,428	17.6%
Advocacy Campaign groups, think tanks and NGOs whose ads push for a change in policy or a vote.	$30,666	23.7%	$5,396,166	20.6%
Union Trade unions and union bodies.	$3,346	2.6%	$950,290	3.6%
Business Companies, and industry and professional associations.	$28,096	21.8%	$3,725,698	14.2%
Government Government departments and agencies, councils, electoral commissions and public broadcasters.	$14,981	11.6%	$4,053,486	15.5%
Charity Charities whose ads ask for donations or promote their services.	$19,581	15.2%	$4,739,216	18.1%
Other Media outlets, law firms and others, plus ads Meta says ran without a disclaimer.	$2,242	1.7%	$795,337	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	4.9%	$1,295,978	5.0%
Unclassified New advertisers not yet reviewed.	$2,934	2.3%	$596,739	2.3%
Total	$129,139	100%	$26,167,338	100%

Advertisers on 22 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	$11,522	148
2	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$6,562	139
3	FixVictoria Incorporated	Advocacy	$6,304	14
4	Shell Australia	Business	$5,619	17
5	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$5,041	62
6	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$4,286	242
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$3,470	41
8	Center for US Voters Abroad Foundation	Advocacy	$3,446	83
9	Queensland Government	Government	$3,056	21
10	Transport Victoria	Government	$2,294	23
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$2,189	30
12	WA Government	Government	$2,096	48
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$1,975	128
14	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	≤$100	77
15	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$1,794	133
16	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$1,775	12
17	World Vision Australia	Charity	$1,645	103
18	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$1,615	53
19	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$1,609	30
20	AUSTRAC	Government	$1,460	8
21	Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$1,359	22
22	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA	Business	$1,135	28
23	Australian Unions	Union	$1,123	47
24	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$1,076	62
25	Farmers Fightback	Advocacy	$1,040	3
26	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$1,014	45
27	WA Labor	Party/Candidate	$944	58
28	Victorian Trades Hall Council	Union	$899	9
29	RSPCA Victoria	Charity	$877	11
30	Victorian Electoral Commission	Government	$836	2
31	Gabrielle Williams MP	Party/Candidate	$773	7
32	Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action	Government	$771	3
33	Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, Australia	Government	$762	4
34	Sophie Torney	Party/Candidate	$758	16
35	Transport for NSW	Government	$753	21
36	Ben Carroll MP	Party/Candidate	$744	1
37	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$719	12
38	GetUp!	Advocacy	$687	5
39	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$667	30
40	Bush Heritage Australia	Charity	$634	18
41	Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC	Charity	$598	28
42	Australian Marine Conservation Society	Advocacy	$582	25
43	Gayle Tierney MP	Party/Candidate	$574	3
44	WaterAid Australia	Charity	$555	16
45	NSW Fair Trading	Government	$524	12
46	OXFAM AUSTRALIA	Charity	$504	25
47	Women's Mental Health Australia	Charity	$473	18
48	Festival of Dangerous Ideas	Unclassified	$469	2
49	Rewiring Australia	Advocacy	$469	12
50	30 by 30	Advocacy	$455	10
51	Ros Spence MP	Party/Candidate	$452	9
52	Service Victoria	Government	$442	13
53	Koffels Solicitors and Barristers	Business	$423	8
54	Kat Theophanous MP	Party/Candidate	$418	12
55	Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	$414	2
56	United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch	Union	$391	2
57	Senator Michaelia Cash	Party/Candidate	$389	7
58	MSI Asia Pacific	Charity	$384	13
59	It's Not A Race	Advocacy	$373	5
60	Kids Under Cover	Charity	$370	21
61	Martha Haylett MP	Party/Candidate	$367	7
62	The Green Institute	Advocacy	$365	15
63	Liberals WA	Party/Candidate	$354	10
64	Save Our Marine Life (Australia)	Advocacy	$347	5
65	John Mullahy MP	Party/Candidate	$334	4
66	Mike Foster	Advocacy	$317	1
67	United Workers Union	Union	$312	146
68	Angus Taylor MP	Party/Candidate	$311	3
69	Natalie Hutchins MP	Party/Candidate	$302	2
70	Tom McIntosh MP	Party/Candidate	$297	2
71	Environment Centre NT	Advocacy	$293	34
72	Fair Care for Veterans	Advocacy	$282	14
73	John Lister - State Member of Parliament for Werribee	Party/Candidate	$279	4
74	Ted O'Brien MP - Federal Member for Fairfax	Party/Candidate	$278	5
75	Gender Awareness Australia	Advocacy	$276	40
76	Michael Galea MP	Party/Candidate	$275	14
77	Water Corporation	Government	$273	14
78	Your Shout Gas	Advocacy	$273	22
79	One Nation, Western Australia	Party/Candidate	$271	10
80	HealthyWA	Government	$267	1
81	World Animal Protection Australia	Charity	$263	17
82	Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation	Charity	$262	31
83	Eden Foster MP	Party/Candidate	$237	2
84	Mary MacKillop Today	Charity	$232	12
85	Garth Hamilton MP	Party/Candidate	$231	15
86	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$229	2
87	Ryan Batchelor MP	Party/Candidate	$228	2
88	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)	Advocacy	$227	19
89	Josh Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$224	3
90	Environmental Defenders Office	Advocacy	$222	12
91	Meng Heang Tak MP	Party/Candidate	$208	3
92	Senator James Paterson	Party/Candidate	$208	6
93	FOUR PAWS Australia	Charity	$207	65
94	Go Gentle Australia	Unclassified	$204	6
95	Human Rights Law Alliance	Advocacy	$202	10
96	Senator Babet	Party/Candidate	$201	13
97	Lauren Kathage MP	Party/Candidate	$198	7
98	Patrick Gorman	Party/Candidate	$197	12
99	Josh Bull MP for Sunbury	Party/Candidate	$196	3
100	AussieAF	Advocacy	$195	10
101	Save the Bilby Fund	Charity	$193	5
102	Shooters Union Australia	Advocacy	$182	10
103	Sally Sitou MP	Party/Candidate	$181	1
104	SDA NSW & ACT	Union	$180	6
105	The Nationals	Party/Candidate	$177	5
106	Paul Edbrooke MP	Party/Candidate	$176	3
107	Lock The Gate Alliance	Advocacy	$174	6
108	Public Service Association of NSW	Union	$171	1
109	The Pharmacy Guild of Australia	Business	$170	19
110	Shima4Hawthorn	Party/Candidate	$168	19
111	Uniting Vic.Tas	Charity	$168	21
112	Crikey	Other	$167	9
113	NSW Teachers Federation	Union	$166	3
114	Jo Armstrong for Ripon	Party/Candidate	$165	3
115	Engineers Australia	Business	$164	6
116	Senator Sarah Henderson	Party/Candidate	$163	2
117	ACT Government	Government	$162	25
118	Corinne Mulholland	Party/Candidate	$162	4
119	Vicki Ward MP	Party/Candidate	$156	4
120	Maritime Safety Queensland	Unclassified	$155	6
121	Jason Wood MP	Party/Candidate	$154	3
122	Alison Marchant - Member for Bellarine	Party/Candidate	$153	5
123	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$153	6
124	Australian Red Cross	Charity	$152	21
125	Henry Pike MP	Party/Candidate	$152	10
126	Nicolette Boele	Party/Candidate	$151	2
127	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Government	$149	6
128	Freedom for Faith	Unclassified	$148	2
129	Steve Dimopoulos MP	Party/Candidate	$148	3
130	Unharm	Advocacy	$148	7
131	Health Care Providers Association	Business	$145	3
132	Katherine Copsey	Party/Candidate	$145	3
133	NSW Government	Government	$145	1
134	Andrew Leigh MP	Party/Candidate	$144	3
135	Queensland Tourism Development	Government	$143	14
136	Environmental Justice Australia	Unclassified	$141	12
137	Habitat for Humanity Australia	Charity	$141	26
138	Helen Haines MP	Party/Candidate	$141	6
139	SafeWork NSW	Government	$136	6
140	Sperm Donors Australia	Business	$134	20
141	Bronwyn Halfpenny MP	Party/Candidate	$132	2
142	Sophie Scamps	Party/Candidate	$132	4
143	Greenfleet	Charity	$130	12
144	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$129	6
145	Next Investors	Business	$129	7
146	Jeff Briscoe, Vote 1 Councillor & Deputy Mayor	Party/Candidate	$128	3
147	Jess Wilson MP	Party/Candidate	$128	4
148	Leon Rebello MP	Party/Candidate	$128	12
149	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	Unclassified	$127	2
150	Nina Taylor	Party/Candidate	$127	3
151	Friends Of Australian Rock Art	Advocacy	$126	7
152	Animals Australia	Advocacy	$125	2
153	Mathew Hilakari MP	Party/Candidate	$124	14
154	WomenCan Fundraising	Charity	$123	21
155	Department of Environment and Science	Government	$122	2
156	Jerome Laxale	Party/Candidate	$121	13
157	Food for Health Alliance	Unclassified	$120	3
158	Building For Tomorrow	Advocacy	$119	8
159	Plan International Australia	Charity	$119	14
160	Unitingworld	Charity	$118	18
161	Scott Buchholz MP	Party/Candidate	$117	2
162	Michaela Settle MP	Party/Candidate	$116	3
163	Oxfam Australia	Charity	$116	25
164	Dylan Wight	Party/Candidate	$115	5
165	Wangan and Jagalingou - Standing Our Ground	Advocacy	$115	6
166	Foodbank WA	Charity	$114	21
167	Minus18	Unclassified	$111	22
168	Alliance for Gambling Refom	Unclassified	$110	6
169	UN Women Australia	Charity	$108	9
170	Natalie Suleyman MP	Party/Candidate	$107	7
171	Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Government	$106	10
172	Animal Justice Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	19
173	Tim Richardson	Party/Candidate	$104	11
174	Ethical Clothing Australia	Other	$103	40
175	Gemma Rendell For Gippsland East	Unclassified	$103	5
176	Knowmore	Charity	$101	19
177	Lifetime Pets	Unclassified	≤$100	4
178	The National Party of Australia - Victoria	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
179	Victorian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
180	ACCIONA Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	5
181	ACN - Aid to the Church in Need	Small advertisers	≤$100	15
182	ACT Government City Services	Government	≤$100	21
183	Action for Dolphins	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
184	Adam Barnett for Northern Midlands	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
185	Adelaide Park Lands Association	Advocacy	≤$100	3
186	Ahead	Unclassified	≤$100	5
187	AlexWhite.org	Unclassified	≤$100	2
188	Alice Jordan-Baird MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
189	Allegra Spender	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
190	Alzheimer's WA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
191	Andrew Hastie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
192	Andrew Pobjoy	Unclassified	≤$100	3
193	Andrew Powell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
194	Andrew Wallace MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
195	Anglican Overseas Aid	Unclassified	≤$100	4
196	Anglican Youthworks	Unclassified	≤$100	6
197	Annabelle Cleeland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
198	Anthony Carbines MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
199	Anthony Cianflone MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
200	Antpitt4eastvic	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
201	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Small advertisers	≤$100	21
202	Aria Bolkus MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
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	Australian Christians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
208	Australian Citizens Party	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
209	Australian Epoch Times Ltd	Other	≤$100	2
210	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
211	Australian Human Rights Commission	Government	≤$100	2
212	Australian Jewish Association	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
213	Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union	Union	≤$100	4
214	Banyule City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
215	Belconnen Community Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
216	Belinda Wilson	Unclassified	≤$100	7
217	Ben Small - Liberal for Forrest	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
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	5
224	Brett Hosking for Murray Plains	Unclassified	≤$100	3
225	Bridget Vallence	Unclassified	≤$100	6
226	Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
227	Building Commission NSW	Government	≤$100	1
228	Cameron Brumby - Hobart City Councillor Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
229	Cassie Rowe MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
230	Catherine Lezer	Small advertisers	≤$100	10
231	Catholic Education Tasmania	Unclassified	≤$100	16
232	Catholic Mission	Charity	≤$100	12
233	Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
234	Challenge DV	Unclassified	≤$100	2
235	Cheyne Rich MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
236	Childcare Choice	Advocacy	≤$100	1
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	CitizenGO	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
241	City of Ballarat	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
242	City of Boroondara	Government	≤$100	2
243	City of Karratha	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
244	City of Melville	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
245	City of Moreton Bay	Government	≤$100	1
246	City of Parramatta	Government	≤$100	9
247	City of Port Phillip	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
248	City of Wollongong	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
249	Climate 200	Advocacy	≤$100	13
250	Cody Scholes	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
251	Colin Brooks	Unclassified	≤$100	2
252	COTA Australia - for older Australians	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
253	Councillor Jared Cassidy	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
254	Councillor John Stamolis	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
255	Councillor Lucy Collier	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
256	Councillor Sreeni Pillamarri	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
257	Cr Nicole Johnston	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
258	Cr Tom Humphries	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
259	Create Fertility	Unclassified	≤$100	13
260	Dan Purdie MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
261	Dan Tehan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
262	Daniel Mulino	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
263	Daniela De Martino	Unclassified	≤$100	5
264	Darren Chester MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
265	David Littleproud MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
266	David Southwick MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
267	David Vanderwolf	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
268	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	≤$100	1
269	Deputy Lord Mayor David Goncalves	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
270	Di Farmer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
271	Doing Co	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
272	Donna Kirkland MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
273	Dr. Carina Garland MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
274	DV West	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
275	Ed Smelt for Nightcliff	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
276	Edwin Johnstone for Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
277	Electoral Commission of Queensland	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
278	Emma Vulin MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
279	End Forest Mining	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
280	Endeavour Foundation	Charity	≤$100	9
281	Environment SA News	Unclassified	≤$100	1
282	Environment Victoria	Advocacy	≤$100	1
283	Fair Agenda	Unclassified	≤$100	1
284	Fiji Political Review	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
285	Fiona Carrick Independent	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
286	Fiona Phillips MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
287	Free To Shine	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
288	Gabriel Ng MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
289	Gabriel Ng, 澳大利亞工黨 (Australian Labor Party)	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
290	Gary Maas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
291	Hello Sunday Morning	Unclassified	≤$100	7
292	Hermann Vorster MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
293	Homes Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	1
294	Hon Nick Goiran MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
295	Howard Ong - Community Advocate	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
296	Iberdrola Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	1
297	ifaw	Charity	≤$100	22
298	Independent Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
299	Ingrid Stitt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	11
300	Institute of Public Affairs	Advocacy	≤$100	2
301	International Justice Mission Australia	Charity	≤$100	17
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	Jacqui Lambie Network	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
307	James Wallace MP - Hornsby	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
308	Jamie Chaffey MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
309	Jason Dale - Candidate for Hobart	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
310	Jess Pugh MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
311	Jim McDonald MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
312	Jo Briskey	Small advertisers	≤$100	7
313	Jo Haylen	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
314	Jodie Belyea MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
315	John Barounis MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
316	Jon Krause MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
317	Jonathan Huston MLA	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
318	Jordan Crugnale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
319	Julian Leeser MP, Liberal Party, Pennant Hills, NSW	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
320	Juliana Addison MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
321	Justin Clancy MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
322	Justine Brooks - Candidate for the West Tamar Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
323	Katherine Chaney	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
324	Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
325	Katie Hall MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
326	Katrina Stratton MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
327	Keep Top End Coasts Healthy	Unclassified	≤$100	3
328	Kendall Hatcher MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
329	Kerri-Anne Dooley	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
330	Kevin Hogan MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
331	Kobi Shetty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
332	Kyle Barrett	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
333	Lawrence Ben MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
334	Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
335	Lily D'Ambrosio MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
336	Linda Aitken	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
337	LiSTNR Crime	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
338	Lizzie Blandthorn	Unclassified	≤$100	4
339	Local Government Association of Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
340	Logan Farrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
341	Lorna Clarke MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
342	Louise Bloomfield Alderman Hobart City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
343	Luke Gosling MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
344	Luật Sư Hồ Sỹ Linh	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
345	Mackay Regional Council	Unclassified	≤$100	2
346	Maitland Against Domestic Abuse	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
347	Manningham Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
348	Margie Nightingale MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
349	Mark Bailey MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
350	Mark Folkard MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
351	Martin John Taylor	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
352	Marty Hunt MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
353	Mary-Anne Thomas MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
354	Maryka Groenewald MLC for Western Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
355	Matt Burnell MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
356	Matt Keogh MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	18
357	Medicare for Dental	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
358	Meg Brown MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
359	Melissa Horne MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
360	Michael Bowden	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
361	Michael Pugh for Division 1	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
362	Michael Regan, Independent Member for Wakehurst	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
363	Mitchell Shire Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
364	Monash IVF	Business	≤$100	6
365	Monica Tudehope MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
366	Monique Ryan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
367	Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
368	Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
369	Natalie Marr MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	5
370	Nathan Lambert	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
371	National Justice Project	Advocacy	≤$100	1
372	National Seniors Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
373	Nature Conservation Council of NSW	Advocacy	≤$100	2
374	Newlife IVF Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
375	Nicholas Lay - ACL	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
376	Nick Staikos MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
377	Nick Tyrrell	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
378	Nigel Dalton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
379	Nigel Hutton MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
380	Oberon Against Wind Towers	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
381	Office of Paul Hamer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
382	Open Doors Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
383	Oxfam	Unclassified	≤$100	1
384	OZ Arab Media	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
385	OzHarvest	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
386	Parents for Climate	Advocacy	≤$100	6
387	Parkerville Children And Youth Care	Small advertisers	≤$100	12
388	Parliament of Victoria	Unclassified	≤$100	2
389	Pat Conaghan MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
390	Pat Weir MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	8
391	Paul Jackson - Councillor Division 5 Logan City	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
392	Paul Mercurio MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
393	Paul Terrett for Mayor and Councillor Northern Midlands Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
394	Pauline Richards MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	12
395	Physical Disability Council of NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
396	Private Healthcare Australia	Unclassified	≤$100	3
397	Property Planning Australia	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
398	Queensland Teachers' Union	Union	≤$100	1
399	Queensland Unions	Union	≤$100	2
400	Quokka Rocka	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
401	realestate.com.au	Unclassified	≤$100	23
402	Rebecca Vassarotti	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
403	Regional Vic News	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
404	Regional Voices Fund	Advocacy	≤$100	2
405	Renee Heath MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
406	Rhys Williams MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
407	Richard Welch MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
408	Richie Williamson MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
409	Rob Mitchell MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
410	Robert Dwyer MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
411	Ros Bates MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
412	Rose Diamond	Small advertisers	≤$100	6
413	Rose Disability Care Services	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
414	Rowan Holzberger MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
415	Russell Yaxley - Deputy Mayor, Glenorchy City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
416	Sarah Andrews MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	6
417	Sarah Connolly MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	8
418	Sarah Mansfield MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
419	Sarah Witty MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
420	Save Our Songlines	Advocacy	≤$100	9
421	SBS Arabic24	Government	≤$100	5
422	SBS Filipino	Government	≤$100	2
423	SBS Indonesian	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
424	SBS Japanese	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
425	SBS Korean	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
426	SBS Mandarin中文普通话	Government	≤$100	2
427	SBS Nepali	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
428	SBS Persian	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
429	SBS Punjabi	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
430	SBS Spanish / Australia en español	Government	≤$100	4
431	SBS Telugu	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
432	SBS Vietnamese	Government	≤$100	3
433	SEARCH Foundation	Unclassified	≤$100	1
434	Selena Uibo: Member for Arnhem	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
435	Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
436	Senator Bridget McKenzie	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
437	Senator Dean Smith	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
438	Senator Fatima Payman	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
439	Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Party/Candidate	≤$100	7
440	Senator Kerrynne Liddle	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
441	Senator Marielle Smith	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
442	Senator Matt O'Sullivan	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
443	Senator Penny Allman-Payne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
444	Senator Raff Ciccone	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
445	Senator Ross Cadell	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
446	Senator Slade Brockman	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
447	Senator Sue Lines	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
448	Senator Susan McDonald	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
449	Shane Love MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
450	Shannon Fentiman MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
451	Sharon Claydon MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	10
452	Shaun Leane MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
453	Shayne Blacklock	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
454	Sheena Watt MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
455	Shine Lawyers	Business	≤$100	3
456	Sick Section	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
457	Social Media, Democracy & Liberty - PhD Research	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
458	Socially Democratic	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
459	Solutions for Climate WA	Advocacy	≤$100	1
460	Sonja Terpstra MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
461	Sook Yee Lai MLA	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
462	South Coast Labour Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
463	Southern Cross Austereo	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
464	Special Broadcasting Service	Unclassified	≤$100	2
465	St. Patrick's Community Support Centre	Charity	≤$100	4
466	Stacks Law Firm	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
467	Steady Guide	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
468	Stefan Koomen	Small advertisers	≤$100	5
469	Stephen Pratt for Jandakot	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
470	Steve Martin MLC	Party/Candidate	≤$100	2
471	Steve McGhie MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
472	Stop Live Exports	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
473	Tearfund Australia	Charity	≤$100	11
474	Territory Seafood Crew	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
475	The Australian Greens	Party/Candidate	≤$100	4
476	The Briefing Podcast	Small advertisers	≤$100	2
477	The Climate Council	Advocacy	≤$100	16
478	The Events Agency Group	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
479	The Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
480	The Greens (WA)	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
481	The Lady Musgrave Trust	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
482	The Mandarin	Unclassified	≤$100	8
483	Tiffany Ashdown - Hobart City Council Mayoral Candidate	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
484	Tim McCurdy MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
485	Tim Nicholls MP	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
486	Tim Randall	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
487	Tim Wilson – Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
488	Townsville City Council	Government	≤$100	1
489	Trenton Hoare	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
490	Trevor Watts	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
491	Trish Cook MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	1
492	Unions NSW	Small advertisers	≤$100	16
493	UnionsWA	Unclassified	≤$100	1
494	Vera.guide	Unclassified	≤$100	2
495	Victorians for Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
496	Vinnies Tasmania	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
497	Voices of Fisher	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
498	WA Better by Nature	Small advertisers	≤$100	3
499	Wayne Farnham MP	Party/Candidate	≤$100	3
500	Whitehorse City Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
501	Whitsunday Regional Council	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
502	Whitsundays Progress Group - WPG	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
503	Win for Nature	Advocacy	≤$100	1
504	Winterbourne Wind Farm	Small advertisers	≤$100	4
505	Wise Choices For Life	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
506	Yeppoon Capricorn Coast	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
507	Youth Off The Streets	Small advertisers	≤$100	1
508	Zali Steggall	Unclassified	≤$100	6

Top 50 advertisers in 2026

Spend from 1 January to 22 August 2026.

#	Advertiser	Category	Spend
1	UNICEF Australia	Charity	$1,321,087
2	Queensland Government	Government	$1,106,298
3	Australian Energy Producers	Business	$891,219
4	Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Advocacy	$840,548
5	Minerals Council of Australia	Business	$716,928
6	These ads ran without a disclaimer	Other	$650,565
7	Médecins Sans Frontières Australia	Charity	$593,407
8	Amnesty International Australia	Advocacy	$555,479
9	Transport Victoria	Government	$470,499
10	The Australia Institute	Advocacy	$461,449
11	WWF-Australia	Advocacy	$419,471
12	Australian Conservation Foundation	Advocacy	$409,983
13	Advance Australia	Advocacy	$332,992
14	Australia for UNHCR	Charity	$324,022
15	GetUp!	Advocacy	$312,790
16	Chevron Australia	Business	$278,046
17	Service Victoria	Government	$247,470
18	Low Emission Technology Australia	Business	$236,169
19	Water Corporation	Government	$229,240
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	$184,167
23	United Workers Union	Union	$182,967
24	United For You	Union	$178,150
25	AussieAF	Advocacy	$177,156
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	$165,061
30	WA Government	Government	$161,609
31	Department of Transport and Planning	Government	$145,499
32	BHP	Business	$144,390
33	Private Health Insurance Expert	Business	$143,192
34	Jacinta Allan MP	Party/Candidate	$137,459
35	Department of Health	Government	$136,961
36	Meat & Livestock Australia	Business	$133,486
37	Save the Children Australia	Charity	$133,351
38	AUSTRAC	Government	$128,592
39	Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)	Party/Candidate	$126,196
40	Australian Unions	Union	$123,928
41	Australian Labor Party	Party/Candidate	$122,356
42	Electoral Commission of South Australia	Government	$111,352
43	ALP	Party/Candidate	$108,027
44	Barnardos Australia	Charity	$104,007
45	Shell Australia	Business	$103,875
46	Dr Joanna Howe	Advocacy	$101,148
47	Family First Party Australia Ltd	Party/Candidate	$92,332
48	South Australian Labor	Party/Candidate	$89,594
49	ifaw	Charity	$88,874
50	Joanne Ryan MP	Party/Candidate	$88,873

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About these figures

Source: Meta Ad Library daily report for Australia, dated 22 August 2026. Meta publishes each day's report a few days later.
Year-to-date figures cover 1 January to 22 August 2026. From 234 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.