# Jordon Steele-John says he is not on leave and accuses Greens leader of a “bad call” over complaints

https://mins.news/en/item/105422

- The Guardian, 2026-10-18 09:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/greens-senator-jordon-steele-john-says-not-on-leave-blames-david-shoebridge-complaints-ntwnfb

> Australian Greens senator Jordon Steele-John accused an internal faction of using complaints about his conduct to play “nasty political games” and said leader David Shoebridge pressured him to take leave. Steele-John said he is not on leave. An independent investigation commissioned by the Western Australian Greens is under way, and the complaints have been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.

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