他否认知晓一份据称存在的危机管理文件，该文件涉及如何处理对乔丹·斯蒂尔-约翰的指控被公开。
has denied knowledge of the existence of an alleged crisis management document on how to deal with allegations against Jordon Steele-John being made public.
九报周五下午报道称，存在一份“秘密档案”，最初起草于2016年，内容包括对西澳大利亚州绿党参议员乔丹·斯蒂尔-约翰的不当行为指控，以及如何压制其媒体报道。澳大利亚卫报未能独立确认该文件的内容。
The Nine newspapers reported on Friday afternoon the existence of a “secret dossier”, first drafted in 2016, which contained misconduct allegations against the Western Australian Greens senator and how to suppress their media coverage. Guardian Australia has not independently confirmed the document’s contents.
在一份回应联邦领导人办公室据称能够访问该47页文件的声明中，舒布里奇表示该文件并非“由领导人办公室制作、使用或查看”。
In a statement responding to claims that the federal leader’s office had access to the 47-page document, Shoebridge said it was not “made by, used by, or seen by the leader’s office”.
“该办公室致力于通过公平、独立且及时的程序，对相关事项进行全面调查，”他说。
“The office is committed to having the matters comprehensively investigated with a fair, independent and timely process,” he said.
“每个人都应拥有安全的工作场所，所有投诉应在公平且严格的程序中得到考虑。”斯蒂尔-约翰确认，他在周四将离开党团会议，此前媒体公开了关于他2017年至2025年间对女性发表不当言论的历史投诉细节。
“Everyone deserves a safe workplace, and all complaints should be considered in a fair and robust process.”Steele-John confirmed he would leave the party room on Thursday after some details of historical complaints about inappropriate comments made to women ranging between 2017 and 2025 were publicly aired in the media.
这位32岁的参议员驳斥了这些指控，并表示他已将此事提交给西澳大利亚州绿党，以启动一个“公平、独立”的程序，该程序“维护自然正义原则，确保所有相关人员享有程序公平”。
The 32-year-old senator rejected the claims and said he had referred them to the Western Australian Greens for a “fair, independent process” that “upholds the principles of natural justice and ensures procedural fairness for everyone involved”.
“我完全否认这种对我的描述，它试图断言我是一个我并不是的人，”斯蒂尔-约翰在一份声明中表示。
“I utterly reject this characterisation of me, which tries to assert I am someone I am not,” Steele-John said in a statement.
舒布里奇周五早上告诉澳大利亚广播公司，他已将信中列出的投诉转交给议会工作场所支持服务，他表示该服务“因情况和指控性质而无法处理”。
Shoebridge told ABC on Friday morning he referred the complaints outlined in a letter to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, which he said “were unable to deal with it because of the circumstances and nature of the allegation”.
议会工作场所支持服务首席执行官莱奥尼·麦格雷戈表示，该办公室未收到该信件，但已向舒布里奇的办公室提供了选项，包括将投诉转交给独立议会标准委员会。《卫报》澳大利亚版了解到，肖布里奇已将此事移交给IPSC。
The PWSS’s chief executive, Leonie McGregor, said the office had not been given the letter but had provided Shoebridge’s office with options, including referring the complaints to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission. Guardian Australia understands Shoebridge has now referred the matter to the IPSC.
西澳绿党周四确认，将“就如何最好地设立独立调查寻求法律意见”，以调查所提出的问题。
The WA Greens confirmed on Thursday it would “seek legal advice on how best to establish an independent inquiry” into the matters raised.
联合召集人吉兹·沃森和西蒙·柯林斯以及州主任迪安·史密斯发表声明说：“我们的党建立在成员、志愿者、工作人员和支持者的贡献之上，他们每个人在参与我们的工作时都应感到安全和受到尊重。维护这种安全是我们认真对待的责任。”肖布里奇确认，斯蒂尔-约翰在独立调查完成之前不会返回议会。“我理解，休假就是休假，”他对ABC说。
A statement from the co-convenors, Giz Watson and Simone Collins, and state director, Dean Smith, said: “Our party is built on the contributions of members, volunteers, staff and supporters, and every one of them deserves to feel safe and respected when they take part in our work. Maintaining that safety is a responsibility we hold seriously.”Shoebridge confirmed Steele-John would not return to parliament until the independent investigations had been completed. “It’s my understanding that leave means leave,” he told ABC.
“我负责党团和绿党的职能，并且在党团事务方面有一定指示权。但斯蒂尔-约翰参议员已向我表示他正在休假，而休假就是休假。”
“I have responsibility for the party room and the Greens’ functions, and I have some capacity to direct in relation to the party room. But Senator Steele-John has indicated to me that he’s on leave, and that leave means leave.”