Greens MP ‘Will Never Be Welcome Back’ After Relationship With Staffer: Greens Leader

Victoria’s Prahan MP Sam Hibbins has resigned from the Greens but says he will remain in Parliament as an independent after his relationship with a staff member was exposed. The 42-year-old is married and has two children.
Sandell said she was told of various allegations about Hibbins by the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS), who had behaved inappropriately over some time.
She then met with him, and he confirmed some of the allegations and denied others before she suspended him. He subsequently resigned from the party room and the Greens.
Hibbins had served as co-deputy leader of the state party.
The Greens leader said that due to the small number of staff, more details about the period or nature of allegations could not be divulged because that may reveal the employee’s identity.
Although it was taken seriously “as any behavioural incidents should be by an organisation,” the complainant later withdrew their report and asked that no action be taken by the party.
Hibbins has held the seat of Prahran in Melbourne’s inner south-east since 2014.