WA MPs demand Greens' own audit after decade-long Steele-John dossier surfaces

The revelation arrived just in time for WA MPs to remind everyone that transparency isn’t just a buzzword for campaign posters, but a reasonable request when a secret dossier has been quietly cataloguing claims for a decade.

In response, the MPs have called for a full-blown probe that includes an audit of the Greens’ own processes – because if you’re going to examine one politician’s file, you might as well check the filing cabinet it was stored in.

Their plea is simple: publish the key findings, so the public can finally see whether the allegations are as substantial as a council-approved footpath or more akin to a misplaced coffee stirrer.

The Greens, long accustomed to being the party that prefers consensus over confrontation, now face the prospect of their internal paperwork being displayed with the same fanfare as a budget announcement.

While the dossier’s contents remain under lock and key, the call for openness has already sparked a flurry of speculation in the corridors of power, with some suggesting the Greens might need a new filing system – perhaps one that doesn’t involve secret compartments.

For the MPs, it’s less about the specifics of the allegations and more about setting a precedent that no party, however environmentally conscious, can hide behind a leafy façade when it comes to accountability.

The ultimate hope is that by publishing the findings, the public will have a clear view of both the alleged transgressions and the Greens’ response mechanisms – a view that, until now, has been as elusive as a sunny day in the mid-winter suburbs.