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Woman alleged to have stalked Greens senator appears in court

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Ho, C. (2026, November 5). Woman alleged to have stalked Greens senator appears in court. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/jordon-steele-john-woman-charged-stalking-senator/107349262

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-11-05 · by Cason Ho

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A 40-year-old woman appeared before a Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with aggravated stalking and threatening Senator Jordon Steele-John of the Australian Greens. The court granted her bail but imposed conditions that she must not contact the senator. Her identity was withheld by the magistrate due to an ongoing matter. The case is set for another hearing on February 25. Additionally, Steele-John took leave from parliament in October following allegations of misconduct involving his behavior around women, which are now under investigation by Perth law firm Modern Legal.
Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A 40-year-old woman was charged on Wednesday by Western Australian police with aggravated stalking and attempted extortion against Greens senator Jordon Steele-John. She is alleged to be a former partner of Steele-John, whom she accused of removing a condom during sex without consent. The woman appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday and was granted bail but her identity remains suppressed due to an ongoing matter.

Steele-John did not attend parliament last week following allegations of inappropriate behavior towards women between 2017 and 2025, made by a group of current and former party staffers. The senator has denied all the claims in a 2400-word statement posted on social media. An independent inquiry commissioned by the WA Greens is now investigating these allegations as well as Steele-John's "crisis communications" document about how to handle such issues within the party.

Written for “Steele-John Stalking Case Proceeds” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Steele-John Stalking Case Proceeds
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Cason Ho
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🔮 The inquiry will investigate Senator Steele-John's "individual behaviour and allegations", and a "crisis comms" document about how the WA Greens would manage allegations about him.
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🔮 The Greens have been in crisis management since the existence of a 47-page dossier surfaced about how the WA Greens would manage media coverage of allegations made about Senator Steele-John.
2026-10-18 · assertive framing · Jordon Steele-John says he has been falsely accused of inappropriate conduct
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Topics

Greens Modern Legal Perth the Perth Magistrates Court

Subjects

Steele-John PERSON · 6× Greens NORP · 5× Perth GPE · 2× Shoebridge PERSON · 2× Clare Stanyer PERSON · 1× David Shoebridge PERSON · 1× Jordon Steele-John PERSON · 1× Modern Legal ORG · 1× the Perth Magistrates Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Separately, Senator Steele-John took leave from parliament in October after a group of current and former party staffers wrote to Greens leader David Shoebridge about "multiple allegations of serious misconduct" by the senator, relating to his "behaviour in the presence of women".
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
🔮 The inquiry will investigate Senator Steele-John's "individual behaviour and allegations", and a "crisis comms" document about how the WA Greens would manage allegations about him.
2026-11-05 · ABC News (AU)
Woman alleged to have stalked Greens senator appears in court · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

A woman has appeared in a Perth court accused of stalking and threatening WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John. asserted
woman → appear → John
The 40-year-old is charged with one count of aggravated stalking with intent to intimidate, and demanding property by written threats. asserted
old → charge → threats
She appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, and was granted bail with conditions, including that she not contact Senator Steele-John. asserted
she → appear → John
However, her identity was suppressed by Magistrate Clare Stanyer due to an "ongoing matter". asserted
identity → suppress → matter
Separately, Senator Steele-John took leave from parliament in October after a group of current and former party staffers wrote to Greens leader David Shoebridge about "multiple allegations of serious misconduct" by the senator, relating to his "behaviour in the presence of women". asserted
group → take → women
Senator Steele-John has denied the allegations, saying rumours had been weaponised by a faction of the Greens. asserted
rumours → deny → Greens
The allegations are now the subject of an external "workplace investigation" by Perth law firm Modern Legal, commissioned by the WA branch of the Greens. asserted
allegations → commission → Greens
The inquiry will investigate Senator Steele-John's "individual behaviour and allegations", and a "crisis comms" document about how the WA Greens would manage allegations about him. asserted
Greens → investigate → him
The investigation is scheduled to last six weeks, with a final report due in eight weeks. asserted
report → schedule → weeks
Senator Shoebridge has previously said he would not prejudge the inquiry, and that it was appropriate for Senator Steele-John to take leave. asserted
John → say → leave
Senator Shoebridge's office declined to comment on the ongoing court matter, and the inquiry. asserted
office → decline → matter
Senator Steele-John's office has been contacted for comment. asserted
office → contact → comment
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