Live: Jordon Steele-John denies being on leave, says Greens leader 'let me and my team down'

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says he is not on leave and that Greens leader David Shoebridge let him and his team down.Follow all the updates in our live blog. Mon 19 Oct 2026 at 7:03amMon 19 Oct 2026 at 7:03amGood morning 👋Hello and welcome to our federal politics live blog! It's great to have you join us here so early on a Monday morning!I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to bring you all of today's federal politics news.WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has released a statement overnight, denying allegations of inappropriate conduct.Last week, Nine newspapers reported a number of current and former Greens members had written to the Greens leader asking him to investigate concerns regarding Steele-John's behaviour towards women.The WA senator took a leave of absence after the allegations were made public.But in Steele-John's most recent statement posted to social media, the WA senator says he's not on leave.I'll have more for you on that for you soon!