[2] Before entering politics, Dawkins worked for periods as a superannuation administrator, employment consultant, and human resources manager.
Bunbury sign-writer John Mondy, the fourth-placed candidate, chose not to take the seat as he was preoccupied with his business.
Prior to taking his seat, Dawkins was suspended from the Labor Party for being charged with 43 counts of breaching a violence restraining order.
He criticised unionists, saying "they are bullying industrial activists akin to extreme vegans and their activities are beyond the law, not publicly funded as such and therefore un-regulatable".
He criticised cabinet members, including Mark McGowan, Sue Ellery and Rita Saffioti, saying "they do know better, but they also chose to execute people who have not been found, in my case, to have committed any kind of violence, physical or other.
He criticised the government's COVID-19 vaccination mandates for violating personal freedoms and said that proposed development reforms were an "overreach".
[1] On 5 February 2025, Dawkins announced that he had changed his name by deed poll to Austin Letts Trump, shortening his new first name to Aussie.
[22] Hanson said the name change was "a joke" and suggested it would not garner Dawkins votes considering his lack of "real policies".