Jordon Steele-John: WA Greens senator’s 15-page response after conduct allegations towards female colleagues

Key points

• West Australian senator Jordon Steele-John has accused a clique within the Greens of running a pre-selection smear campaign against him. He denies allegations of misconduct towards female colleagues, which were raised in a letter sent to Greens leadership by seven staffers and party members.
• He says the only complaint was made by a former partner, and that a police investigation into a sexual assault report was closed with no charges.
• He says his new leader, David Shoebridge, let him down by announcing he had taken leave, which he says he has not.