Senator takes leave from parliament

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has taken a leave of absence following reports that several party members alleged he made inappropriate comments to women.

Seven members sent letter with allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald reports seven party members sent a letter to Greens leader David Shoebridge on Tuesday night, raising multiple allegations spanning from two thousand seventeen to two thousand twenty-five.

Shoebridge: signatories had no direct knowledge

Shoebridge says none of the letter signatories asserted direct knowledge of the matters involved, but the party takes the allegations seriously and has referred the matter to WA Greens for independent investigation.

“I can say that none of the signatories of the letter asserted to any direct knowledge of the matters involved and, of course, that creates some additional complexity in dealing with it.”