Dorinda Cox’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $728,961
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Dorinda Cox claimed $728,961 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 100th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $204,995. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($179,885); Office Facilities ($159,758); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($124,385). 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 226 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)
30
$550,880
$178,081 above this group's median of $550,880
State: WA
12
$641,649
$87,312 above this group's median of $641,649
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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$179,885
$124,917
$54,968 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$179,885
Office Facilities – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$159,758
$188,110
$28,352 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$159,758
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$124,385
$45,732
$78,653 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$124,385
Office Administration – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$121,423
$262,346
$140,923 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$89,947
Office Consumables and Services
$27,071
Publications
$4,405
International Travel – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$63,956
$0
$63,956 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$63,956
Travel Allowance – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$39,648
$34,320
$5,328 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$39,648
Other Car Costs – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,605
$28,254
$2,649 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$14,619
COMCAR
$10,858
Parking
$128
Private Vehicle Allowance
$0
Family or Nominee Travel – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$8,658
$1,839
$6,819 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$8,658
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$4,756
$340
$4,416 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$4,345
Electorate Duties
$411
Telecommunications – Dorinda Cox, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$887
$2,683
$1,796 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$887
Total across all periods: $2,512,767 (1 Jul 2021 – 30 Sep 2026, 21 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
$629,340
Office Facilities - Not stated
$629,340
Employee Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$523,668
Domestic Travel
$518,735
International Travel
$4,932
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$461,070
Fares
$461,070
Office Administration – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$435,961
Printing and Communications
$322,597
Office Consumables and Services
$95,745
Telephonic Services
$13,169
Publications
$4,450
Travel Allowance – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$171,857
Travel Allowance
$171,857
Other Car Costs – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$101,682
COMCAR
$53,798
Private-Plated Vehicle
$47,755
Parking
$128
Private Vehicle Allowance
$0
International Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$71,870
Parliamentary Delegations
$64,796
Official Visits
$7,074
Family or Nominee Travel – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$67,942
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$66,425
COMCAR
$1,517
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$35,704
Parliamentary Duties
$23,680
Electorate Duties
$12,024
Telecommunications – Dorinda Cox, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$13,675
Telecommunications - Usage
$13,675
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 latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): 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 11 Nov 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 2026-11-12.
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 $728,961 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Jul–Sep 2026) was $204,995, against an average of $182,240 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 226 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $704,511 and half more. Dorinda Cox’s total of $728,961 is $24,450 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 100th of 226.
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 Employee Travel ($179,885).
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 $8,658 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.
