Dorinda Cox claimed $652,013 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, the 2025–26 financial year), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 111th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $223,691. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($169,272); Employee Travel ($163,574); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($120,113). Includes family and nominee travel, as in IPEA's own totals.
How these figures differ from IPEA’s
IPEA reports claims quarter by quarter. Political Gadgets adds up the latest four reported quarters to smooth one-off spikes (an election period, an overseas trip), then compares each parliamentarian with the median of all 224 and, for House members, with similar groups. The underlying data is IPEA’s; IPEA is the authoritative source. See IPEA’s Background on Expenditure Reporting.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$155,582 above this group's median of $496,431
State: WA
12
$602,465
$49,548 above this group's median of $602,465
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); medians use the same rolling four-quarter totals as the headline figure, including family and nominee travel. Clusters with a single member are not shown. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Dorinda Cox's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Facilities – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$169,272
$183,185
$13,913 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$169,272
Employee Travel – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$163,574
$114,932
$48,642 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$163,574
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$120,113
$43,715
$76,398 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$120,113
Office Administration – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$74,089
$221,473
$147,384 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$46,478
Office Consumables and Services
$23,787
Publications
$3,824
International Travel – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$44,510
$0
$44,510 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$44,510
Travel Allowance – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,615
$31,310
$3,305 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$34,615
Other Car Costs – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,779
$27,108
$1,329 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,619
COMCAR
$11,093
Parking
$66
Family or Nominee Travel – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$14,160
$3,367
$10,793 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$14,026
COMCAR
$133
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$5,007
$378
$4,629 above the median of $378
Electorate Duties
$3,731
Parliamentary Duties
$1,276
Telecommunications – Dorinda Cox, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$895
$2,701
$1,806 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$895
Total across all periods: $2,307,772 (1 Jul 2021 – 30 Jun 2026, 20 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$590,413
Office Facilities - Not stated
$590,413
Employee Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$483,091
Domestic Travel
$478,159
International Travel
$4,932
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$427,289
Fares
$427,289
Office Administration – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$386,197
Printing and Communications
$277,443
Office Consumables and Services
$91,716
Telephonic Services
$13,169
Publications
$3,869
Travel Allowance – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$160,387
Travel Allowance
$160,387
Other Car Costs – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$95,139
COMCAR
$50,972
Private-Plated Vehicle
$44,101
Parking
$66
Family or Nominee Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$67,942
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$66,425
COMCAR
$1,517
International Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$51,583
Parliamentary Delegations
$44,510
Official Visits
$7,074
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$32,308
Parliamentary Duties
$20,375
Electorate Duties
$11,933
Telecommunications – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$13,423
Telecommunications - Usage
$13,423
What’s included in these figures
The total for Dorinda Cox is the sum of all expenses charged to Dorinda Cox’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the 2025–26 financial year: travel,
office facilities and administration, vehicles, communications and other categories. Refunds and credits
are netted off, so a category can be negative. Family and nominee travel is included, as in
IPEA’s own headline total for a parliamentarian: those claims are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and shown as their own category,
“Family or Nominee Travel”.
Method and data source
Quarterly claims are taken from IPEA’s open data on
data.gov.au (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia), current to the IPEA release of 2 Sep 2026.
Totals cover the four most recent reported quarters; the median and rank are calculated across all
sitting parliamentarians with claims in the same window. Earlier category names are matched to current ones.
Figures are compiled from IPEA data; IPEA is the authoritative source. Page generated 2026-10-23.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Dorinda Cox’s four-quarter total of $652,013 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Apr–Jun 2026) was $223,691, against an average of $163,003 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 224 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $647,706 and half more. Dorinda Cox’s total of $652,013 is $4,307 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 111th of 224.
Why do some parliamentarians claim much more than others?
IPEA says: “When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian’s role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate’s distance from the closest capital city and Canberra.” Dorinda Cox’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($169,272).
Is family and nominee travel included?
Yes. Claims for travel by family members or nominees are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and counted in their total, as in IPEA’s own totals. For Dorinda Cox this came to $14,160 over the window.
Expenditure data is compiled by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) and released under Creative Commons Licence (data.gov.au).
In all fairness there are some good reasons for variance in expenditure. The IPEA points out: "When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian's role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate's distance from the closest capital city and Canberra. Further information on why some offices may have higher travel expenditure can be found on the IPEA website Background on Expenditure Reporting page."
Former members are not included in the totals, rankings or medians shown here.
