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Parliamentarian profile · Apr–Jun 2026

Dorinda Cox

ALPWA

Claimed in Apr-Jun 2026

$223,691

1.3× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $175,895 across 140 MPs

Shown in today's value: each quarter is adjusted for inflation with the ABS CPI, then compared. Applies across the site. How this works.

Of which $184,969 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $7,310.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2021$2,471,179 across 20 quarters of claims.

About $494,236 per year in office, over 20 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 14 Sept 2021, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Jul–Sep 2023 → Apr–Jun 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Apr-Jun 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Employee Travel
    $62,856
    • Domestic Travel$62,856
  2. Office Administration
    $53,793
    • Printing and Communications$41,523
    • Office Consumables and Services$9,032
    • Publications$3,238
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $38,824
    • Fares$38,824
  4. Office Facilities
    $38,722
    • Other$38,722
  5. Travel Allowance
    $12,045
    • Travel Allowance$12,045
  6. Family Travel
    $8,658
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$8,658
  7. Other Car Costs
    $7,451
    • COMCAR$3,768
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,655
    • Parking$29
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,037
    • Parliamentary Duties$840
    • Electorate Duties$197

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $62,855.60
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $38,721.74
  3. Printing and Communications 14 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $12,762.93
  4. Printing and Communications 28 May 26
    Office Administration
    $9,995.00
  5. Mobile Office Signage, Facilities and Equipment (office expenses) 17 Jun 26
    Office Administration
    $4,049.00
  6. Publications - Printed and electronic (office expenses) 6 Feb 25
    Office Administration
    $3,238.18
  7. Perth to Sydney 29 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $3,033.39
  8. Sydney to Perth 19 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,951.37
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-05-24
    $2,898.00
  10. Canberra to Perth 1 Apr 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,484.46

Overseas travel, with stated reason

The MP's largest international trips over all quarters, with the reason IPEA records.

  1. Parliamentary Delegation - Zambia, Mauritius and South Africa
    Mauritius, Qatar, South Africa, Utd.Arab Emir., Zambia · 20 Sept 2025 → 5 Oct 2025 · 16 days
    $31,247
    $1,953/day
  2. Official Travel - Singapore and Japan
    Japan, Singapore · 7 Dec 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 10 days
    $13,263
    $1,326/day
  3. Official Travel
    Egypt, Utd.Arab Emir. · 4 Nov 2022 → 13 Nov 2022 · 10 days
    $7,074
    $707/day

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 12 quarters (Jul–Sep 2023 to Apr–Jun 2026); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 12 Aug 2026 · Caveats