Steele-John steps aside from Greens party room amid allegations of inappropriate conduct

Key points

• Greens senator Jordan Steele-John has taken leave from his party room and parliamentary role while allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him are investigated. Seven party members wrote to Greens leader David Shoebridge alleging he made inappropriate comments to women several years ago.
• Steele-John strongly denies the allegations, saying they were made without specifics. He has referred the matter to the WA Greens for a fair, independent process.
• Shoebridge said the allegations had been referred to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, which said it could not deal with them.