Politics · Australia · 1 hr ago
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John to miss parliament during investigation
Western Australian Greens senator Jordon Steele-John will miss parliament next week while allegations about his conduct are investigated.
He has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women, which relate to the period from 2017 to 2025.
A letter from seven current and former Greens members raised multiple allegations and urged party leader David Shoebridge to arrange an independent inquiry.
The letter describes allegations, not findings, and Steele-John says he did not agree to take leave.
The WA Greens commissioned an independent investigation, and the complaints were also referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.
Steele-John says he will focus on seeing the inquiry through, after being told that attending Senate estimates online would also be unacceptable.
The investigation is expected to proceed, but the sources do not say when it will conclude.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says he will not attend parliament next week while an independent investigation examines allegations of misconduct.
He denies the allegations and says he did not agree to take leave from parliament.
The allegations concern his behaviour towards women between 2017 and 2025 and were detailed in a letter signed by seven current and former Greens staff or party office bearers.
The WA Greens commissioned an independent investigation, and the complaints have also been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.
Greens leader David Shoebridge says Steele-John agreed to take leave, but Steele-John disputes that account.
- Who
- Jordon Steele-John, a Greens senator from Western Australia, and the WA Greens.
- What
- Steele-John says he will miss parliament next week as an independent inquiry examines allegations of misconduct, which he denies.
- When
- He confirmed his absence on Friday night, ahead of parliament resuming the following week.
- Where
- The allegations concern Steele-John’s conduct in the Greens; he represents Western Australia in the Senate.
- Why
- The WA Greens commissioned an independent investigation after receiving a letter reporting multiple allegations of misconduct towards women.
Jordon Steele-John
David Shoebridge and the seven letter signatories
Leave from parliament
Jordon Steele-John
Steele-John says he did not agree to take leave, though he will not attend next week.
David Shoebridge and the seven letter signatories
Shoebridge says Steele-John requested leave and has urged him to step aside during the inquiry.
Allegations
Jordon Steele-John
Steele-John denies the allegations and says they should be investigated fairly and thoroughly.
David Shoebridge and the seven letter signatories
The signatories say they are aware of multiple allegations and want them investigated independently.
Seven current and former Greens staff or party office bearers dated a letter urging an independent investigation into allegations against Steele-John.
The Nine newspapers reported on the letter.
The WA Greens appointed Modern Legal to conduct the inquiry, according to the SMH.
Steele-John said he would not attend parliament the following week and would focus on the investigation.
- Alleged conduct period
- 2017–2025
- Letter signatories
- Seven current and former Greens staff or party office bearers
- Investigator
- Modern Legal, appointed by the WA division of the Greens
- Additional referral
- Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission
- Parliament attendance
- Steele-John says he will not attend the following week
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What people are saying
I have explored attending digitally but have been informed that would also be unacceptable
The precedent has now been set: any MP can be kept out of parliament by allegations of allegations.
I think the community assumptions are that he step aside for the extent of this inquiry and I've communicated that to Jordon