Dorinda Cox

Latest speeches

1. Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth · Australian Parliament · 25 August 2026

   • Hearing opening and participant introductions

     “Yeah, Senator Cox, Senator for Western Australia, with a very anxious chocolate Labrador at the moment on my lap, so I'm sorry if everyone can see him.”

     Watch from 16:38

   • Q: Senator Cox: First Nations tourism pipeline and market sizing

     “Thank you very much, Chair. Can I first thank all of you for appearing today? Just acknowledge that I'm joining from the lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. Um, I had the privilege to attend, um, the new research that…”

     Watch from 39:24

   • Q: Senator Cox: First Nations tourism pipeline and market sizing

     “Thank you very much. I don't know if anybody else wanted to jump in for comments on that as well. Otherwise I'm happy to move to my next question, which was sort of a follow-up to that around market sizing…”

     Watch from 41:52
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2. Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026

   • VESPII: safe separation payments and data‑sharing safeguards

     “Thank you very much and thank you Ms. Hennessy for joining us this afternoon. Your submission calls for flexibility in schedule 3 which is about safe separation payments. Can you walk the committee through what some of your concerns are…”

     Watch from 47:07

   • VESPII: safe separation payments and data‑sharing safeguards

     “Great. You've sort of gone into my the second part of that question, but are there any specific changes that you would recommend to address this part of the, and particularly the 12-month period that you've raised, but are there…”

     Watch from 49:05

3. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 19 August 2026

   • Urgency motion: scrap $5,000 allied‑health cap for veterans

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. Can I begin by acknowledging Senator Lambie's long and determined advocacy for veterans and her personal contribution both last night here in this chamber while I was in the chair, today earlier, and just before.…”

     Watch from 2:56:28

4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 19 August 2026

   • Senators’ Statements: Broader policy issues beyond the tax and gambling bills

     “Thank you very much, Acting Deputy President. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world around us, and it's one of the most significant technological advances in modern history. AI will act as a defining marker for which countries are prosperous…”

     Watch from 3:25:16

5. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026

   • Question Time: AI, veterans’ allied health cap, remote jobs

     “Thank you, President. My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator McCarthy. The dignity of work through employment is critical in building a stronger future for remote communities and creating long-term economic opportunities. Can the Minister update the…”

     Watch from 2:55:05

   • Question Time: AI, veterans’ allied health cap, remote jobs

     “Thank you, President, and that's great news, Minister. And we know that behind each one of those 3,000 jobs are individuals, families, and communities benefiting from new employment opportunities and everything that that brings with it. What has been the…”

     Watch from 2:57:33

   • Question Time: AI, veterans’ allied health cap, remote jobs

     “Thank you, President. The Albanese Labor government has now funded those 3,000 new jobs in remote communities and has committed to doubling that number to 6,000 by the end of the decade. Are there any obstacles standing in the way…”

     Watch from 2:59:03

6. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 August 2026

   • Labor: government case for NDIS sustainability and integrity

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. Disability can affect any of us, and therefore it affects all of us. Those were the words of Prime Minister Julia Gillard that captured the fundamental idea behind the NDIS. It's that disability support is…”

     Watch from 1:59:05

   • Two‑minute statements: veterans, regional projects, foreign policy and domestic issues

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. 11.3% is the lowest gender pay gap ever recorded in Australia, down from 14.1% when Labor took office. Women working full-time now earn $325 more each week than they did in 2022. That is money…”

     Watch from 4:09:00