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  "id": 15484020,
  "title": "Jordon Steele-John says ‘I’m not on leave’ and accuses Greens leader of making ‘bad call’ regarding complaints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jordon-steele-john-says-im-not-on-leave-and-accuses-greens-leader-of-15484020",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:51:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/greens-senator-jordon-steele-john-says-not-on-leave-blames-david-shoebridge-complaints-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Greens senator for WA says complaints regarding his behaviour towards women not about ‘accountability’ but rather ‘factionalism’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jordon Steele-John has accused an internal faction within the Greens of playing “nasty political games” and the leader, David Shoebridge, of pressuring him to take leave after complaints about his conduct were…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Jordon Steele-John says ‘I’m not on leave’ and accuses Greens leader of making ‘bad call’ regarding complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jordon-steele-john-says-im-not-on-leave-and-accuses-greens-leader-of",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:51:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Nasty political games’: Steele-John claims rumours were weaponised, denies taking leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nasty-political-games-steele-john-claims-rumours-were-weaponised-15409341",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:30:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Nasty political games’: Steele-John claims rumours were weaponised, denies taking leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nasty-political-games-steele-john-claims-rumours-were-weaponised",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:30:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Jordon Steele-John says he has been falsely accused of inappropriate conduct",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jordon-steele-john-says-he-has-been-falsely-accused-of-inappropriate",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:53:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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