澳大利亚绿党参议员因不当行为调查宣布休假

澳大利亚绿党参议员乔顿·斯蒂尔-约翰宣布休假离开议会，以应对一项独立调查1。该调查针对他在2017年至2025年间涉及对女性不当行为的指控1。七名绿党议员致信要求对斯蒂尔-约翰进行调查1。

斯蒂尔-约翰否认不当行为指控1，声称这是党内政治斗争的结果，批评党领导人大卫·肖布里奇试图将他赶出党团1。他特别否认参与2024年绿党活动中的性骚扰事件1。他表示"任何议员都可以被指控的指控赶出议会"1。肖布里奇于9月接替拉里莎·沃特斯担任党领导1。

Australian Greens Senator Jordan Steele-John has stepped back from parliament as he faces an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct toward women spanning from 2017 to 2025.1 Steele-John has denied the allegations, characterizing them as part of internal party politics and claiming that party leadership, particularly David Shoebridge, is attempting to force him out of the parliamentary group.1 Seven Greens parliamentarians submitted a letter calling for an investigation into Steele-John, who has specifically rejected involvement in a sexual harassment incident at a 2024 Greens event.1

The senator contends that the investigation mechanism itself represents a threat to parliamentary representation, stating that "any parliamentarian could be removed from parliament by allegations of allegations."1 Shoebridge assumed the party leadership role in September, taking over from Larissa Waters.1 Steele-John's decision to take leave occurs amid broader internal tensions within the Greens over how to address the allegations against him.