Greens Senator Leave Amid Allegations
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- Erin HandleyABC News (AU)
- Nicholas CominoDaily Mail
- Emily KaineSydney Morning Herald
- Nick NewlingSydney Morning Herald
- Natassia ChrysanthosSydney Morning Herald
- Cason HoABC News (AU)
- James MassolaSydney Morning Herald
- Sarah Basford CanalesThe Guardian
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Greens Senator Leave Amid Allegations. (2026, October 18). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/81123
“Greens Senator Leave Amid Allegations.” The Aporia, 18 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/81123.
“Greens Senator Leave Amid Allegations.” The Aporia, October 18, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/81123.
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Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John (pictured) has taken a leave of absence from the Greens
What happened
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'It is my opinion that this is an attempt to influence forthcoming party preselections by deliberately leaking out of context or misleading information to smear potential candidates and myself,' he wrote.
''Feels on wheels' is a name that members of other parties started using to refer to me after I became emotional early in my career while giving speeches about the Royal Commission,' he wrote.
'Eventually, I was informed that this phrase, which mocked my disability and my emotions, had taken on a new, more sinister meaning: that I had treated women inappropriately.
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- 15 Oct
Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John (pictured) has taken a leave of absence from the Greens
- 18 Oct
'It is my opinion that this is an attempt to influence forthcoming party preselections by deliberately leaking out of context or misleading information to smear potential candidates and myself,' he wrote.
Coverage 10 articles
18 Oct Jordon Steele-John says ‘I’m not on leave’ and accuses Greens leader of making ‘bad call’ regarding complaints
The Guardian18 Oct Australia news LIVE: Greens senator claims rumours weaponised against him, denies being on leave from party; Riots, looting in France as more than half a million protsters take to streets
Sydney Morning Herald18 Oct Greens insiders break cover to demand public findings in Steele-John inquiry
Sydney Morning Herald18 Oct Jordon Steele-John says he has been falsely accused of inappropriate conduct
ABC News (AU)18 Oct ‘Nasty political games’: Steele-John claims rumours were weaponised, denies taking leave
Sydney Morning Herald
18 Oct Jordan Steele-John hits back after he was accused of inappropriate behaviour around women: 'Nasty political games'
Daily Mail15 Oct ‘Leave means leave’: Greens senator to stay away from parliament during investigation
Sydney Morning Herald15 Oct Greens senator accused of making inappropriate comments takes leave
Sydney Morning Herald
15 Oct Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John takes leave after party members demand investigation into alleged conduct towards women
Daily Mail15 Oct Breaking: Greens senator takes leave amid allegations of comments towards women
ABC News (AU)
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