{
  "id": 15557471,
  "title": "Shoebridge insists Steele-John should take leave as Greens 'binfire' deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/shoebridge-insists-steele-john-should-take-leave-as-greens-binfire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/shoebridge-insists-steele-john-should-take-leave/107282442"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Greens leader David Shoebridge has stated it is his understanding that Senator Jordon Steele-John agreed to take leave from parliament while misconduct allegations against him are investigated. According to The Guardian Australia, Shoebridge believes such a move is appropriate, though Steele-John released a statement on Sunday night denying he is on leave or had ever agreed to stay away.\n\nSteele-John has denied any allegations of misconduct. The Guardian Australia reports that Steele-John claimed Shoebridge pressured him to take leave after complaints regarding his conduct were made public, and he accused an internal faction within the Greens of playing \"nasty political games.\" ABC News AU further notes that Steele-John denied he had offered or agreed to step back during the investigation.\n\nSeparately, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald report that the Greens’ Ukrainian sister party has accused Shoebridge of adopting an absurd stance on military aid that benefits Vladimir Putin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "View from The Hill: Shoebridge and his defiant senator at loggerheads over leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/view-from-the-hill-shoebridge-and-his-defiant-senator-at-loggerheads",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:43:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}