Greens exploring legal options for harassment probe

Key points

• Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is taking leave from the party room while allegations about his behaviour towards women are investigated. Seven party members wrote a letter demanding the probe, and the Western Australian Greens branch will handle it after a federal parliamentary body said it could not.
• Legal advice is being sought on whether the investigation will be made public and whether witnesses beyond the letter's signatories will be called.
• Steele-John has utterly rejected the claims and says he was the victim of assault in a previous relationship.