--- title: "The Australia Institute: \"Will AUKUS keep Australia safe, or make Australia a target?…\" | Election Computer" description: "Will AUKUS keep Australia safe, or make Australia a target?\n\nAustralia is spending hundreds of billions on AUKUS. Supporters say it's essential for ou" url: "https://election.computer/ad/8b5cdc72b7ed694180f5de3a99825ad733d13c89361d78837cba2ea39ece8f51" --- [Home](https://election.computer/) / [Ads](https://election.computer/ads) / [The Australia Institute](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) **The Australia Institute** Sponsored, paid for by The Australia Institute Will AUKUS keep Australia safe, or make Australia a target? Australia is spending hundreds of billions on AUKUS. Supporters say it's essential for our defence. Critics warn it could draw Australia deeper into future conflicts. Join Richard Denniss and David Shoebridge live as they unpack the biggest questions surrounding AUKUS, Australia's security, and the future of our defence strategy. 📺 Livestreaming on YouTube nationwide 🕡 6:30pm AEDT | 5:30pm Brisbane | 6:00pm Adelaide | 3:30pm Perth 🗓️ Thursday 19 November ![](https://election.computer/media/8b5cdc72b7ed694180f5de3a99825ad733d13c89361d78837cba2ea39ece8f51?w=480) youtube.com **Free Event | Registration Essential** See details Interest group, Federal # [The Australia Institute](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) Spent Under $100 Times shown 3K–4K Running since 8 Nov 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says Will AUKUS keep Australia safe, or make Australia a target? Australia is spending hundreds of billions on AUKUS. Supporters say it's essential for our defence. Critics warn it could draw Australia deeper into future conflicts. Join Richard Denniss and David Shoebridge live as they unpack the biggest questions surrounding AUKUS, Australia's security, and the future of our defence strategy. 📺 Livestreaming on YouTube nationwide 🕡 6:30pm AEDT | 5:30pm Brisbane | 6:00pm Adelaide | 3:30pm Perth 🗓️ Thursday 19 November Links to youtube.com About Defence foreign Promotes Richard Denniss, David Shoebridge See it in Meta's Ad Library - [Started 8 Nov 2026](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1714839366726732) under $100, running ## More from The Australia Institute [All their ads](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://election.computer/media/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3?w=480) $17.7K–$20.7K spent Running since 21 Sept](https://election.computer/ad/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://election.computer/media/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea?w=480) $15K–$20K spent Running since 20 Aug](https://election.computer/ad/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://election.computer/media/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70?w=480) $5K–$6.2K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://election.computer/ad/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://election.computer/media/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7?w=480) $3.6K–$5.6K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://election.computer/ad/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7) --- Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. [Search](https://election.computer/search) [Who's spending](https://election.computer/who) [Federal divisions](https://election.computer/seats/federal) [Senators](https://election.computer/mps/senate) [How this works](https://election.computer/about) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://election.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://election.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://election.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.