Overview

• Dorinda Cox defected from the Greens to Labor on June 2, handing the government an additional Senate seat
• Her June 10 resignation letter accused the Greens of tolerating violence against First Nations women and cited an alleged 2023 assault at Perth Airport as evidence of systemic racism
• The Greens have disputed her account, highlighting leadership efforts and parliamentary workplace services involvement in addressing complaints both by and against Cox
• Cox denied bullying allegations, asserting she faced an “unremitting campaign of bullying and dishonest claims” and that no grievances were pending at her departure
• A complaint by former Greens senator Lidia Thorpe remains unresolved and a WA Greens inquiry into allegations against Cox was dropped after her exit, extending scrutiny over the party’s internal processes