Politics
Australian Greens senator denies misconduct claims, accuses party of 'nasty political games'
October 19, 2026 at 02:56 AM · Updated 18m ago
Coverage
3 reports · over 18 hours
TGThe Guardian
David Shoebridge responds to Jordon Steele-John’s explosive statement as Greens hold emergency meeting
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BNBBC News
Jordon Steele-John: Australian senator denies claims of misconduct against women
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TGThe Guardian
Jordon Steele-John says ‘I’m not on leave’ and accuses Greens leader of making ‘bad call’ regarding complaints
(opens the publisher’s site)Australian Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John has denied allegations of misconduct towards women and said he was not on leave, contradicting his party leader.
- Steele-John denied the allegations on Sunday, saying police had closed an investigation into a sexual assault claim with no charges laid.
- He accused party leader David Shoebridge of pressuring him to take leave and said he was not on leave.
- The complaints have been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission, and an internal party probe has been launched.
- Shoebridge said Steele-John had requested leave from the party room and that he had accepted it.
- The dispute prompted Shoebridge to call an emergency federal party meeting on Monday.
- After the meeting, Shoebridge reiterated that leave is appropriate and that an independent inquiry commissioned by the WA Greens should proceed.