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Embattled Greens senator Jordon Steele-John confirms leave from parliament after allegations against him made public

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he will take leave from parliament while an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct towards women is completed.

WA politician says he considered attending Senate estimates virtually but was told it would be ‘unacceptable’

The Long Sip
What happened

WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John posted a statement confirming he will not attend parliament next week as an independent investigation into misconduct allegations proceeds.

The detail

A letter from seven Greens members cited multiple allegations of serious misconduct towards women between 2017 and 2025, including an allegation of serious sexual misconduct in 2025.

What it means

The matter has been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission, and Steele-John said he will focus on seeing the investigation through to its conclusion.

Full story at The Guardian

What readers are saying

nev51
The timeline detail matters here: WA police closed their investigation in May with no charges, yet the internal party letter citing allegations from 2017 to 2025 went to media in October. That's a five-month gap between law enforcement closure and the party's public move. The sequence of who knew what when will shape how the independent investigation proceeds.
kath1950
If WA police found no charges to lay back in May, what specific new information prompted the party to release this to the media four months later?
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