Dorinda Cox
Parliament watchdog’s reporting may conceal rape, sexual assault complaints
The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service’s second annual review has altered its reporting methods. One senator says this deprioritises victims.
- Nick Newling
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Betrayal over breakfast: How Dorinda Cox’s shock defection was a year in the making
Hours before Dorinda Cox put herself forward to be deputy leader of the Greens, she was spotted having breakfast with unusual dining companions.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and James Massola
Liberal dinosaurs expose party’s chauvinism once again
Why would any self-respecting woman entering politics consider joining a party that sees them as inferior?
Greens call on defector to do ‘honourable thing’ and resign
The comment is an escalation of the party’s criticism of its former senator, Dorinda Cox, who it had previously wished well.
- Paul Sakkal
‘Nobody cares about the Liberals’: Party elder’s message to women
Alan Stockdale, one of a trio of external administrators running the NSW Liberals, angered female members during a four-hour Zoom briefing on Tuesday night.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Parties should act to stop the Senate being a launch pad for deserters
Voters must wonder about wasting their votes as another senator has jumped ship.
- The Herald's View
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- Political leadership
Defecting senator torched ‘patronising’ Labor in leaked Greens application
A leaked document from Dorinda Cox’s application to become a senator for the Greens shows she was highly critical of Labor, which she has now rejoined.
- James Massola
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- Political leadership
Albanese is riding high. Why did he take on a senator with so much baggage?
Dorinda Cox’s move to the government benches is a big risk for Anthony Albanese and Labor, and it could go very wrong.
- James Massola
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- Political leadership
Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak
The leak from a party source comes as Greens leader Larissa Waters also wrote of Cox’s “betrayal” in an email to members, in a sign of escalating tensions between the minor party and the government.
- Paul Sakkal, James Massola and Olivia Ireland
Political defectors are thumbing their noses at the electorate
The system must be changed to stop elected officials switching parties for their own interests, writes Bob Konig.