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7NEWS
16 hours ago
- Politics
- 7NEWS
Major call on Mark Latham portrait after public allegations levelled at him by ex-partner Nathalie Matthews
Embattled politician Mark Latham's portrait will remain on the wall of past Labor leaders at Parliament House but a plaque will be adding saying he was 'banned for life' from the party. Latham made headlines last week when his former partner, Nathalie Matthews, alleged a 'sustained pattern' of abuse by him including claims he once defecated on her before sex. Latham has denied any wrongdoing. He has not been charged with any crime. Amid the controversy, several people including Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek, have called for his portrait to be removed from Parliament House. Latham was banned from the ALP nearly a decade ago, after he joined the Liberal Democratic Party in May 2017. He went on to join Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party. Now, a note will hang below the portrait saying: 'In 2017 Mark Latham was expelled from the Australian Labor Party and banned for life. His actions do not accord with Labor values and failed to meet the standards we expect and demand.' On Tuesday, The Daily Telegraph's James Willis and Western Sydney Women CEO Amanda Rose joined Monique Wright on Sunrise, speaking about the decision. 'I think we have to be careful about removing history. There's been some poor examples of that in Australia, where statues have been removed unfairly,' Willis said. 'In this case, Mark Latham was the leader of the Labor Party ... so, to remove him altogether would have been silly. 'I think the censorship is a bit of a shot at him. 'But ultimately, the bigger question here is that given what has been revealed about Mark Latham in the last week, and not just the allegations by his ex-partner, but the explicit texts in Parliament, and the other behaviour that's been reported, in any other workplace, whether it was in media, whether he was the CEO of a company, he would have been suspended or gone by now. 'Instead, he's still Parliament and we can't do anything about him for years to come.' Rose advocated a level of fairness, saying if Latham's portrait was to be removed then everyone's history would need to be re-examined. 'I think the reality is if you're going to remove his portrait for things he's done now, or doing now, then you are going to have to go through every single portrait on that wall and say 'What have they done that we don't agree with?' And then (potentially) remove it,' Rose said. 'I'm sure there's plenty on there that have been great and plenty that have done some dodgy things as well. 'James is right. You don't want to remove history. 'His role ... was back then, and I think just removing someone's entire past because of something that they're going through right now, if you apply that ... you would have to apply that to everyone. Both sides of politics..' Rose agreed with a plaque. 'That's information (because he was expelled),' Rose said. 'I think just now, everyone is kind of focusing on getting rid of everything with him ... If we did that in a lot of circumstance, a lot of people would have to get removed.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weighed in for the first time since the allegations emerged, saying he never wanted Latham to be the party's leader. 'Mark Latham has views which I find repulsive across a range of areas,' Albanese told ABC's 7.30. 'He's someone who I regret being ever being elected leader of the Labor Party.' Albanese said his feelings were not in 'retrospect' and he had been doing the numbers for Kim Beazley during the 2003 leadership challenge which Latham narrowly won. 'History has proven that judgment to be correct. Mark Latham since ... has gone further and further and further away from any values that represent mainstream Australia,' he said.
SBS Australia
2 days ago
- Politics
- SBS Australia
Evening News Bulletin 20 July 2025
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts . TRANSCRIPT: A child killed by a falling tree in the Northern Territory; The death toll rises from a boat capsizing in Vietnam's world renowned Halong Bay; A team fined in the Tour de France after their support car hit a spectator. A child has died after being struck by a tree in the Northern Territory. The Territory's Police force says the seven year old girl was playing in the yard of a house in Tiwi before being struck by a falling palm tree. They say an 11-year-old boy was also hit by the tree, but sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter says he's begun discussions about possible powersharing arrangements, after Saturday's election. Neither major party has won enough seats in the lower house to rule as a majority government, but the Liberal Party has so far secured 14 to the ALP's nine. Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he will be asking the governor to recommission his government on the basis that there's been a roughly three per cent swing to the Liberals. But Mr Winter has refused to officially concede, saying he is keeping his options open. "At this stage, we've had - we've opened the line of discussion with the crossbench. And we will make sure that they understand where we stand... Look, in order for Labor to form government we would need to supply and confidence from members of the crossbench." A man is being charged with assault after a car ramming incident outside a nightclub in Los Angeles that's injured around 30 people - including the driver himself. At least three people are understood to be in a critical condition after the 29 year old suspect allegedly drove his car onto the footpath outside the Vermont Hollywood Club on Santa Monica Avenue, just eight minutes after he had been thrown out of the venue. Los Angeles police say members of the crowd quickly attacked the man after the incident - which investigators already believe was intentional. Captain Adam van Gerpen of the Los Angeles Fire Department says that the driver was also shot by a bystander. "As part of our triage when the paramedics were loading up one of the patients that was considered immediate, on their secondary inspection of him, they did find that there was a gunshot wound." Three more bodies have been found after a tourist boat capsized in northern Vietnam's famous Halong Bay, raising the death toll to at least 38. The Department of National Defence Search and Rescue says the trio were crew members. The boat, carrying 48 tourists and five crew members, capsized as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. Storm Wipha is the third typhoon to hit the region this year, and is projected to make landfall along Vietnam's northern coast early next week. Authorities say contact tracing is underway for hospital staff who may have been exposed to a man admitted with a rare strain of mpox. The patient was diagnosed with the Clade 1 mpox variant after he presented to Logan Hospital, south of Brisbane following his return from a trip to Africa. Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the patient was not contagious during his journey to Australia. But he says officials believe a limited number in the community and hospital may have been exposed. "Those close contacts that he has been in contact - including at the emergency ward and in other locations - are being contact traced right now and identified. Right now we think there are 19 community contacts and 40 hospital contacts that have been in contact with the patient." The Ineos-Grenadiers team has been fined after one of its team cars hit a spectator on stage 14 of the Tour de France. The penalty of just under $10,000 against the team's sports director Oliver Cookson has also come with a yellow card, which can result in a suspension if they're accumulated over a defined period of time. TV footage shows the team car knocking down the fan, who was holding what looked like a mobile phone, close to the top of the Col de Peyresourde, as it followed riders on the steep ascent. It's not known what the current condition of the spectator is. Australian welterweight boxer Tim Tszyu has lost his much-hyped rematch to American Sebastian Fundora in Las Vegas. The loss is the 30-year-old's third from his past four bouts, after going unbeaten for his first 24 professional fights. After a tough start against Fundora, Tszyu looked to be getting back into the fight, but stayed on his stool when the bell rang for the eighth round and opted not to continue. "I tried to give it everything but I couldn't do it and the victory belongs to Sebastian Fundora. The best in this weight division ((154 pounder)) on the planet right now. He was just the better man. You know he's a better man. He's very hard to land and sometimes I feel like I was shadow boxing with myself. But it is what it is. Congratulations to Fundora and his team."
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Do Australians have the best possible version of English?
Language students in Britain, it was reported this week, face a challenge because the word 'sorry' is used so often and means so many different things. Sometimes it is a genuine apology, sometimes it means the speaker is not sorry at all ('I'm sorry if you took it that way'), and sometimes it means you simply can't hear what's being said ('Sorry?') Fair enough. The word poses difficulties, both there and here. In this country, though, the complexities of 'sorry' are joined by other linguistic problems which must be overcome by the eager student. In fact, when compared with English English, ours is simply the more complex and nuanced language. For a start, there are the many varieties of the word 'mate', ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening. There's the ALP 'mate', for example, which has several repeats of the letter 'a', as in 'maaaaaate'. It means you are about to lose preselection or be dumped from the Prime Ministership. There's the terse 'excuse me, mate' when someone's blocking the entrance to a building, and the sunny 'thanks, mate' when they finally make way. Meanwhile, 'mate', when used by a mechanic, means: 'I've judged that you are the sort of chap who knows nothing about motor vehicles and so have elected to charge you double.' Sharon is Shaz. Darren is Daz. Aggression is agro. ACDC is Acca Dacca. Breakfast is brekky. Vegetarian is vego. Barbecue is barbie. Could I use that meaning of 'mate' in a sentence? Certainly. Here's the mechanic: 'I've had to completely replace the manifold, the big end and all the grommet pins, so – mate, ah – it comes to $2,497. Let's call it $2,496 for prompt payment.' All he's actually done, you later learn, is polish the tyres. Of course, when used in a workplace or at a neighbourhood barbecue, 'mate' is much less hostile. Instead, it's Australian for 'I've forgotten your name, but I'm still willing to fetch you a drink. So, what will it be, um, mate?' The word 'bastard' is even more complex. As I've previously observed, Australia may be the only country in the world where Hitler is described as 'a bit of a bastard', while your best friend is 'a total bastard.' This is due to the Great Australian Linguistic Deflator (GALD) under the rules of which both praise and criticism must be muted to a stupendous degree (except we'd never use a word like 'stupendous'). Under the principles of GALD, the serial philanderer who abandoned his kids and stole all the wife's money, before running off to Canada with a trapeze artist from Cirque du Soleil, is 'a bit ordinary in the husband stakes'. Dame Joan Sutherland, by contrast, was 'not exactly a slouch when it came to belting out a tune'. Then we come to names. In Britain, the longer your name, the better you are regarded. Call King Charles by his complete handle and you'll be there for some time. He's 'Most High, Most Mighty, Most Excellent Monarch, Our Sovereign Lord, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter'. That's 28 words, and they're just getting limbered up. By contrast, in Australia, success is measured by the brevity of your title. A successful prime minister, such as Robert James Lee Hawke, is known as 'Hawkie', while an unsuccessful one, while an unsuccessful one, such as Scott John Morrison, is known as Scott John Morrison (he tried his best with 'Scomo' but it never took off). Loading Likewise, the singers Barnsey and Farnsey. If only they were a little more successful, they might one day find themselves referred to as simply 'Ba' and 'Fa'. Keep going, lads, and perhaps your time will come. No one, it seems, wants to leave their mouth open for long. Not with this many flies. That's why everything, simply everything, should be shortened.
The Age
4 days ago
- General
- The Age
Do Australians have the best possible version of English?
Language students in Britain, it was reported this week, face a challenge because the word 'sorry' is used so often and means so many different things. Sometimes it is a genuine apology, sometimes it means the speaker is not sorry at all ('I'm sorry if you took it that way'), and sometimes it means you simply can't hear what's being said ('Sorry?') Fair enough. The word poses difficulties, both there and here. In this country, though, the complexities of 'sorry' are joined by other linguistic problems which must be overcome by the eager student. In fact, when compared with English English, ours is simply the more complex and nuanced language. For a start, there are the many varieties of the word 'mate', ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening. There's the ALP 'mate', for example, which has several repeats of the letter 'a', as in 'maaaaaate'. It means you are about to lose preselection or be dumped from the Prime Ministership. There's the terse 'excuse me, mate' when someone's blocking the entrance to a building, and the sunny 'thanks, mate' when they finally make way. Meanwhile, 'mate', when used by a mechanic, means: 'I've judged that you are the sort of chap who knows nothing about motor vehicles and so have elected to charge you double.' Sharon is Shaz. Darren is Daz. Aggression is agro. ACDC is Acca Dacca. Breakfast is brekky. Vegetarian is vego. Barbecue is barbie. Could I use that meaning of 'mate' in a sentence? Certainly. Here's the mechanic: 'I've had to completely replace the manifold, the big end and all the grommet pins, so – mate, ah – it comes to $2,497. Let's call it $2,496 for prompt payment.' All he's actually done, you later learn, is polish the tyres. Of course, when used in a workplace or at a neighbourhood barbecue, 'mate' is much less hostile. Instead, it's Australian for 'I've forgotten your name, but I'm still willing to fetch you a drink. So, what will it be, um, mate?' The word 'bastard' is even more complex. As I've previously observed, Australia may be the only country in the world where Hitler is described as 'a bit of a bastard', while your best friend is 'a total bastard.' This is due to the Great Australian Linguistic Deflator (GALD) under the rules of which both praise and criticism must be muted to a stupendous degree (except we'd never use a word like 'stupendous'). Under the principles of GALD, the serial philanderer who abandoned his kids and stole all the wife's money, before running off to Canada with a trapeze artist from Cirque du Soleil, is 'a bit ordinary in the husband stakes'. Dame Joan Sutherland, by contrast, was 'not exactly a slouch when it came to belting out a tune'. Then we come to names. In Britain, the longer your name, the better you are regarded. Call King Charles by his complete handle and you'll be there for some time. He's 'Most High, Most Mighty, Most Excellent Monarch, Our Sovereign Lord, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter'. That's 28 words, and they're just getting limbered up. By contrast, in Australia, success is measured by the brevity of your title. A successful prime minister, such as Robert James Lee Hawke, is known as 'Hawkie', while an unsuccessful one, while an unsuccessful one, such as Scott John Morrison, is known as Scott John Morrison (he tried his best with 'Scomo' but it never took off). Loading Likewise, the singers Barnsey and Farnsey. If only they were a little more successful, they might one day find themselves referred to as simply 'Ba' and 'Fa'. Keep going, lads, and perhaps your time will come. No one, it seems, wants to leave their mouth open for long. Not with this many flies. That's why everything, simply everything, should be shortened.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
"How many shows did I miss?... None": Tucker Carlson defends the use of highly controversial nicotine
Tucker Carlson recently appeared on The Real Alex Clark YouTube channel and sparked yet another viral debate, not over politics, but over nicotine. The former Fox News host, launched into an impassioned defense of the controversial compound while promoting ALP, his new nicotine pouch brand. During the sit-down with Alex Clark, he called nicotine 'the only compound ever analyzed by scientists that simultaneously increases mental acuity and relaxation. ' That's quite a claim. But for Carlson, it wasn't just talk. He's been using nicotine daily since June 198, by his count. And now, he wants the rest of the world to stop demonizing it. Carlson's new brand, ALP, isn't shy about what it stands for. It was launched in late 2024 in partnership with Turning Point Brands, specifically targeting adults who 'unapologetically love nicotine.' Available in various flavors and three strengths (3 mg, 6 mg, and 9 mg), ALP is marketed as a more honest, more masculine alternative to other brands. In the interview, Carlson explained, 'I'm not going to lie about this,' he said. 'This is about truth. This is about the unvarnished veracity of the human experience.' Carlson was dead serious. And whether you agree with him or not, he's putting his mouth, and money, where his message is. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Honda SP160: Now with More Power and Style Honda Learn More Undo Carlson advocated hard for nicotine, even going to the extent of explaining how, unlike many prescription drugs, they dont carry the same societal acceptance. Whatever his argument be, netizens were neither impressed nor convinced. The harmful affects of nicotine is well known. It's highly addictive, which is why it's the active compound in all tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, hookah, chewing tobacco, snus, e-cigarettes, and yes, pouches like ALP. Further CDC and FDA both point out, nicotine is not harmless. It can raise blood pressure, impact brain development in teens, and lead to long-term dependency. But it is not the primary cause of tobacco-related deaths. One user on X wrote, 'Notice how the drug addicts love the line, "It's a naturally occurring substance" to justify their habit? You hear this all the time from marijuana addicts. Well, arsenic is naturally occurring too. Do people smoke/eat that?' Another explained, 'Nicotine can help focus, but it's also an addictive substance, can affect the heart, has drawbacks, and most certain the claims to prevent illness are not based in any kind of science. This is a snake oil salesman.' A third user chimed in, 'The tobacco companies are getting creative with their advertising lol.' But there were others too who sang the same tunes Tucker was singing. Carlson may be one of nicotine's loudest defenders right now, but he's not alone. Others, including some medical researchers and harm-reduction advocates, argue that nicotine in non-combustible form deserves a second look. And while his brand ALP is clearly part business, Carlson insists it's also personal. 'Ask anybody,' he told Clark. 'I was on TV for 29 years. How many shows did I miss? None.' Whoever side you are on, it is better to do your own research before jumping boats.
