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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

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

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he has taken leave from parliament. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

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.

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