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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Dorinda Cox

ALPWA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$134,352

1.0× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 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 $93,175 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $453 · lifetime repaid $7,310.

Lifetime claimed since Jul-Sep 2021$2,234,088 across 19 quarters of claims.

About $470,334 per year in office, over 19 quarters actually in Parliament.

In Parliament 14 Sept 2021, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Apr–Jun 2023 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

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

  1. Office Facilities
    $41,177
    • Other$41,177
  2. Employee Travel
    $38,147
    • Domestic Travel$38,147
  3. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $27,363
    • Fares$27,363
  4. International Travel
    $8,061
    • Parliamentary Delegations$8,061
  5. Office Administration
    $7,419
    • Office Consumables and Services$6,367
    • Printing and Communications$1,052
  6. Travel Allowance
    $6,269
    • Travel Allowance$6,269
  7. Other Car Costs
    $5,720
    • Private-Plated Vehicle$3,655
    • COMCAR$2,037
    • Parking$28
  8. Telecommunications
    $196
    • Telecommunications - Usage$196

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $41,177.29
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $38,147.26
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-12-07
    $6,875.14
  4. Perth to Sydney 1 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,700.26
  5. Sydney to Perth 13 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,580.14
  6. Perth to Canberra 10 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,421.93
  7. Canberra to Perth 4 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Perth
    $2,383.67
  8. Perth to Canberra 17 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,362.60
  9. Melbourne to Perth 13 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Melbourne → Perth
    $2,356.93
  10. Perth to Adelaide 8 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Adelaide
    $2,022.39

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 (Apr–Jun 2023 to Jan–Mar 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 15 June 2026 · Caveats