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

World news | The Guardian·Sarah Basford Canales·5 days ago
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Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he will not attend parliament next week as the embattled Greens senator apologises for publicly releasing the letter outlining the claims against him.

On Saturday afternoon, Steele-John removed a social media post containing a three-page letter marked as “confidential” sent to the Greens leader, David Shoebridge , earlier this month. The letter urged an investigation into allegations he had acted inappropriately towards women between 2017 and 2025.

Steele-John has denied all allegations made against him.

The Western Australian senator said he’d heard the full letter had been circulating online and “didn’t want to be seen as hiding from it”.

“I’m now not sure that was the right call and I’ve taken it down.…

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