Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says he will take leave from parliament while an independent investigation into several allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women proceeds. The allegations span 2017 to 2025. Steele-John denies any wrongdoing and says internal party politics are at play. He said he would have withdrawn immediately had a complaint been made against him. Greens leader David Shoebridge said the leave was appropriate, but Steele-John maintained he was not on self-imposed leave. Seven Greens members had called for an investigation in a letter to Shoebridge.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is taking leave from parliament while an independent investigation into several allegations of inappropriate behaviour toward women is commenced. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. In a statement, he said he would not return next week and criticised the allegations against him as allegations of allegations. He said he would have withdrawn immediately had a complaint been made against him. Party leader David Shoebridge said Steele-John had agreed to take leave, which Steele-John disputed. Steele-John has claimed factionalism is at play.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John will take leave next week and skip budget estimates hearings. He said he was told he could not attend by video call. He has publicly released a confidential letter from seven unidentified current and former Greens staff and officials, which raises multiple allegations of serious misconduct against him from 2017 to 2025. Steele-John rejects a claim by a former partner that he removed condoms during sex. He says police decided not to lay charges and blames factional pressure within the WA Greens.
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Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he will not attend parliament next week and has apologised for publicly releasing a confidential letter containing allegations against him. He denies all the allegations, which relate to his behaviour towards women between 2017 and 2025. The complaints are now subject to an independent investigation commissioned by the WA Greens and have been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission. Steele-John said he had considered attending Senate estimates virtually, but was told that would be unacceptable.
WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he will not attend parliament when it resumes next week. He is facing allegations of inappropriate conduct towards women, which he has denied. A letter signed by seven current and former Greens staff or party office bearers describes multiple allegations of serious misconduct spanning 2017 to 2025. An independent investigation led by the WA Greens is expected to begin shortly. Senator Steele-John said he had been told attending parliament digitally would also be unacceptable.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John's position in the party remains unresolved more than a week after allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women emerged. New Greens leader David Shoebridge announced Steele-John's leave pending an independent probe, but Steele-John denies the allegations and disputes agreeing to leave. Only a two-thirds vote of the party room could force his expulsion, a move that would be a serious step. The matter will test Shoebridge's leadership as Senate estimates approaches and the Greens decide whether Steele-John should continue his disability portfolio duties.
Greens senator for Western Australia Jordon Steele-John has blamed nasty political games for the timing of allegations of misconduct towards women that span nearly a decade. Steele-John has denied all the allegations. The scandal and how it has been handled is becoming a test for the Greens leader, David Shoebridge, three weeks into his new role. A podcast with political reporter Sarah Basford Canales and Reged Ahmad considers whether this is the Greens' biggest political scandal and whether party factions are driving it.
Greens leader David Shoebridge and Senator Jordon Steele-John disagree over whether Steele-John agreed to take leave while allegations against him are investigated. Shoebridge said the WA Greens were conducting an investigation and that Steele-John had taken leave from the party room. Steele-John denies being on leave and says the leader cannot place an MP on leave from Parliament or the party. Shoebridge says he believes leave is appropriate, and that his position does not prejudge the inquiry. The allegations concern claims of inappropriate behaviour towards women, which Steele-John disputes in part.
Senator Jordon Steele-John has denied allegations of sexual misconduct raised by seven current and former Greens members in a letter to party leader David Shoebridge. He says an unofficial faction within the WA Greens is using the claims to undermine him before preselections. The WA Greens are commissioning an independent investigation, and a separate referral has been made to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission. Steele-John says he has not been on leave, though Shoebridge says he understands leave was agreed. Steele-John also denies an earlier sexual assault allegation, which WA Police closed without charges.
Greens leader David Shoebridge says Senator Jordon Steele-John should take personal leave while allegations against him are investigated. Steele-John denies seeking or agreeing to leave. He says the allegations were made after a relationship ended and are untrue. He claims factional rivals are using resolved complaints to damage his party's preselection prospects. A Greens insider dismissed that claim, describing the dispute as damaging to anyone seeking a seat.
Greens leader David Shoebridge says he understood Jordon Steele-John agreed to take leave from parliament while misconduct allegations against him are investigated. Steele-John, a Western Australian senator, says he is not on leave and never agreed to stay away. He claims Shoebridge pressured him to take leave and accuses an internal faction of playing nasty political games. Steele-John denies any misconduct. Shoebridge called an emergency party meeting on Monday, but no decisions about Steele-John's future were made. A WA Greens inquiry and a separate referral to a parliamentary standards commission are underway.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says he is the victim of a years-long smear campaign from within his party. He is under investigation over accusations about his conduct towards women, which the party's WA branch is now handling. In an open letter, he blamed factionalism and said he was not on leave, disputing a line in a statement by Greens leader David Shoebridge. Senator Steele-John rejects the claims and says the timing of a letter by seven party members was no coincidence, given an upcoming preselection.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has publicly denied that he is on leave, contradicting leader David Shoebridge. He accused an internal faction of leaking allegations about his treatment of women to damage his preselection prospects. The allegations, which he denies, are being examined through an independent WA Greens process and have been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission. Steele-John said a police investigation into a sexual assault allegation concluded without charges. The WA Greens has acknowledged a 2016 crisis communications document but says the historical allegations were not substantiated.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has said he did not agree to take leave from the party room, contradicting leader David Shoebridge's account. Steele-John is being investigated over alleged inappropriate behaviour towards women between 2017 and 2025. Shoebridge's spokesperson said leave had been understood to be agreed and that it does not prejudge the WA Greens inquiry. Steele-John denies wrongdoing and accuses rivals of leaking misleading information to influence upcoming preselections. He also said a 47-page document was meant to counter a smear campaign.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has publicly denied allegations of inappropriate conduct towards women. He says he was the victim of domestic violence by a former partner who accused him of sexual assault. He says police closed the investigation with no charges. He also says he has been asked to take leave from the party room, but he denies agreeing to it. Party leader David Shoebridge says Steele-John remains on leave while independent investigations are completed.
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Greens leader David Shoebridge says he understood that Senator Jordon Steele-John had agreed to take leave from his role. Steele-John denies this. He says he is not on leave and accuses party factions of weaponising allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. Steele-John says he will take part in an inquiry commissioned by the WA Greens. Shoebridge says the key findings of that inquiry must be made public.
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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.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has denied allegations of inappropriate conduct and says he has been falsely accused, including of sexual assault. He blamed the public fallout on factionalism within the party. Steele-John said police investigated the sexual assault complaint and made no adverse findings against him. He denied taking leave after a letter from seven party members reached Greens leader David Shoebridge's office. The Greens WA branch says it is setting up an independent process to assess the allegations.
