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News.com.au
11 hours ago
- News.com.au
Fadi Ibrahim consents to AVO to protect ex-business partner
Sydney personality Fadi Ibrahim has agreed to an AVO taken out by police to protect his former business partner, a court has heard. Mr Ibrahim, the brother of Sydney nightclub tsar John Ibrahim, was hit with an AVO application last year seeking to protect Benjamin Scott. Mr Scott was Mr Ibrahim's long-term business partner before an apparent falling out last year and police applied for an AVO to protect him and three family members. Mr Ibrahim, wearing a black suit and tie, appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday where he was represented by high-profile criminal lawyer Gregory Goold. In court, Mr Ibrahim consented to the AVO being made without making any admissions, bringing the saga to an end. Magistrate Susan Horan asked Mr Ibrahim if he understood that if he breached the AVO, he could potentially face a jail term of up to five years. 'Yes, your honour,' Mr Ibrahim said. Under the order, he must not assault, threaten, stalk, harass or intimidate Benjamin and Ava Scott and Robin and Kamilla Tate. He must not intentionally or recklessly damage their property or harm any animals that belong to them. Mr Ibrahim must also not approach or contact them unless through a legal representative. The orders last for two years. Police also took out four AVOs against Mr Ibrahim's brother Sam which were, on Wednesday, withdrawn by the prosecution. John Ibrahim was not alleged to have had any involvement in the saga.
News.com.au
13 hours ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Twist as ex-husband of Mark Latham's former partner charged
The ex-husband of Mark Latham's former partner Nathalie Matthews will fight allegations that he used a carriage service to menace or harass. Ross Matthews in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Police have also applied for an AVO on Ms Matthews' behalf against Mr Matthews, with the court told on Wednesday that the matters were related. Mr Matthews will now contest the charge at a hearing in December. He has attempted to distance himself from Ms Matthews and the allegations she has made against Mr Latham. 'Please stop messaging me,' he posted on X, formerly Twitter. 'I don't speak to Nathalie and do not care. Thank you.' Mr Matthews and Ms Matthews reportedly married seven years ago before their relationship ended in 2022. Ms Matthews has separately made allegations that Mr Latham abused her during their relationship and sent her sexual messages from the parliament chamber. The former federal Labor leader has strenuously denied Ms Matthews' allegations, which are untested. The allegations are contained in a separate application for an AVO filed in the local court. Mr Latham has not been charged with any criminal offence.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Mark Latham's extraordinary response to accusations he had SEX in his office
Embattled independent MP Mark Latham has described a blazing argument that signified the end of his relationship with former OnlyFans creator and businesswoman Mathilde Matthews as 'something from World War Z'. The former Labor leader addressed his unfolding sex scandal directly for the first time on Saturday, having generally limited his comments to posts on X or 2SM radio. Latham read his defence against the allegations levelled by Ms Matthews from a four-page document in Camden, southwest Sydney, on Saturday morning. Ms Matthews claims the MP has inflicted 'a sustained pattern' of psychological, financial and emotional abuse against her for almost three years. She is seeking an apprehended violence order against the one-time federal opposition leader, alleging vile acts 'including defecating on me before sex and refusing to let me wash'. Latham told the crowd his relationship with Ms Matthews fell apart during an argument on the night of the Rosehill Racecourse sale vote. He claimed Ms Matthews was covered in mud when she allegedly confronted him. 'This was like something from World War Z,' he said. '(But) one thing's abundantly clear - what we had for over two years was a sexed-up, consensual, open arrangement between adults with a fair bit of other contacts, such as fun days of the races, thrown in. I didn't make any moral judgment about her.' Latham went on to say the pair shared a consensual relationship, adding that 'probably 95 per cent of the things she's complaining about, she initiated'. 'So the media disease here... is to take this stuff which is not rational, not true, from someone who... is obviously not thinking clearly about anything and exploit her for these salacious smutty stories that you run about someone's sex life,' he said. He didn't deny accusations that he had had sex with Ms Matthews in his parliamentary office, saying that people could 'write whatever they like'. 'Members of parliament are allowed to run their own office,' Latham said. 'These are not matters of public interest… but the truth is, members of parliament have privilege for whatever happens in their office, it is their own domain.' During questions from gathered reporters, a female journalist pushed Latham on whether it was appropriate to have sex in a workplace. 'I'm not dealing in your salacious, voyeuristic exercise,' he said. When she followed up on another allegation later in the press conference, Latham launched his own attack, telling the journalist she was 'shaking'. 'You must be worried about (being a) voyeur. Oh, shaky fake media, fake news,' he mocked. The journalist pointed out she had been filming with her phone camera for a least 15 minutes prior. When another journalist pointed out that sex in a workplace would be a 'sackable offence in the private sector or anywhere else', Latham responded: 'Well, it's not in the NSW Parliament, ok'. Latham said the subpoenas served by his lawyer, that requested the communications between Billionaire WiseTech boss CEO Richard White and Ms Matthews, had not been intended to intimidate her, like she alleged. Instead, he insisted they were to test Ms Matthews' allegations in court that he had made her have sex with other men. 'She's falsely claimed in her private application to the court that I made her have sex with other people, so this allows us to interrogate the people that, unprompted by me, … she's had sex with, and there are many,' Latham alleged. 'So the (subpoenas are) directed in part to get information that's relevant to her application so it can be tested in the court, which, is the process of justices.' Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting the abuse claims against Latham are substantiated, only that they have been levelled against him by Ms Matthews. The latest twist in the legal saga came on Friday when the politician's lawyer Zali Burrows served WiseTech global billionaire Richard White and Ms Matthews with a subpoena on Friday. The subpoena requested emails, text messages, and OnlyFans direct messages between Mr White and Ms Matthews, who connected on LinkedIn in 2023. Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed Ms Matthews' past as an OnlyFans content creator earlier this week. She posted graphic images and videos of herself under the suggestive name Bondi C** Sl** from 2019 to 2023. Mr White is not accused of any wrongdoing and this publication is not suggesting Mr White and Ms Matthews engaged in a sexual relationship, only that Latham joked about her performing a sex act on the tech billionaire. Only hours later, a series of text exchanges were revealed by The Australian in which he joked Ms Matthews should perform oral sex on Mr White to 'celebrate', after four board members left the firm and he was appointed executive chairman in February. Latham joked Ms Matthews was owed 'big money' by the 70-year-old businessman and should 'get that compo DNA!!!!' Ms Matthews replied that there were 'not really grounds' to support such a claim. 'I could kill my professional career. Remember, I don't have a secure job,' she said. Some of these texts were reportedly sent by Latham (pictured) from the parliamentary floor It is not the first time text exchanges between the ex-lovers have been published, with sexually explicit WhatsApp messages between the pair made public this week by The Daily Telegraph. Latham told Daily Mail Australia the outlet's reproduction of the messages was 'not accurate'. These messages included a series of lewd exchanges on February 20, 2025 during parliamentary sitting hours. 'Very hard thinking about you,' he wrote to Ms Matthews shortly after 11am, before following up with a series of suggestive emojis. 'Need badly to taste you,' he wrote that afternoon, alongside an emoji of a tongue. 'Made it back for first vote after dinner,' he said at 8.38pm. Latham has claimed the communications did not impact his work. Ms Matthews declined to comment on her OnlyFans past but her lawyer told Daily Mail Australia that her client 'has been subjected to character assassination, reputational damage and trial by media'.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
From PM hopeful to conservative firebrand: Who is Mark Latham, the politician accused of abusing ex
Mark Latham was once poised to become prime minister of Australia but has now become embroiled in controversy over allegations he abused his former partner and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. The former Labor leader and one-time NSW One Nation head was back in the spotlight this week over a series of allegations, many stemming from an apprehended violence order application by his ex-partner, Nathalie Matthews. Mr Latham, whose term ends in 2031, has strenuously denied the allegations contained in Ms Matthews' AVO application that have not been tested in court, and he has not been charged by NSW Police with any criminal offence. Who is Mark Latham? Born in Sydney, Mr Latham shot to prominence in the Labor Party as a research assistant under former leaders Gough Whitlam and Bob Carr. He first joined the Liverpool City Council in the city's southwest in 1987 and later served as mayor before entering the House of Representatives as the member for Werriwa. Mr Latham went on to narrowly defeat Kim Beazley for the Labor Party leadership in 2003, the youngest leader of the party since 1901. As leader of the opposition, he took the Labor Party to the 2004 federal election where he was defeated by the incumbent prime minister, John Howard. The defeat was widely blamed on an aggressive handshake with the Liberal leader outside an ABC radio studio on election eve. Mr Latham left politics the following year but returned in 2017 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and later as NSW One Nation leader. He successfully stood for One Nation in the upper house in the 2019 state election and again in 2023 but was removed from the party that year by Pauline Hanson. He has since stood as an independent, serving on Legislative Council committees in the NSW parliament. In the news Mr Latham's departure from politics in 2005 marked a pivot to social commentary, including publishing a memoir and a stint hosting Sky News' Outsiders. He was fired from the program in 2017 over comments he made about fellow presenter Kristina Keneally and the 15-year-old daughter of then RBA governor, Phillip Lowe. Mr Latham has regularly voiced his opposition to so-called left wing policies, being critical of immigration, voting against same-sex marriage, and supporting a burqa ban. He was taken to court in 2023 for defamation by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich over homophobic tweets crudely describing a sex act. The Federal Court ordered Ms Latham pay Mr Greenwich $140,000 last year. He was also accused of breaking a taxi driver's arm in a dispute in Sydney in 2001. What is happening now? The most recent controversy began earlier this week when The Australian published Ms Matthews' allegations. The allegations include claims Mr Latham pressured Ms Matthews into 'degrading' sex acts and threw dinner plates at her. Mr Latham described the allegations on X as 'comically false and ridiculous' and said police had not been in contact with him. That was only the beginning for Mr Latham, with reports over the coming days alleging he sent sexually explicit messages to Ms Matthews while in parliament. Mr Latham acknowledged sending the messages, stating the 'big news is I have a private life'. 'I had a sex life that I've got to say was fantastic,' he said. Mr Latham was further alleged to have used his parliamentary office for 'sordid' sexual trysts captured on video and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. He was also alleged on Friday in a report from The Daily Telegraph to have not disclosed tens of thousands of dollars given to him by Ms Matthews. Mr Latham disparaged the report later that morning but did not deny receiving the gifts. He described a reference to him throwing Ms Matthews' possessions in a dam in an invoice as being an 'in-joke'. 'Matthews used to joke if we ever broke up, I would throw her stuff in the dam on my property,' Mr Latham said on X.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Mark Latham lashes media ‘galahs and fools' as accusations grow
Mark Latham has dismissed claims he breached confidentiality over a medical report on Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a wild radio spray during which he blasted members of the media as a 'pack of galahs and fools'. The former Labor and one-time NSW One Nation leader has faced a week of controversy, including allegations he abused his former partner, Nathalie Matthews, and sent her sexual messages from the parliament chamber. Mr Latham has strenuously denied Ms Matthews' allegations, which are untested and contained in an application for an apprehended violence order (AVO) filed in court this week, and has not been charged with any offence. Speaking during his weekly slot with Brent Bultitude on Radio 2SM, Mr Latham said he 'couldn't say much' about the case, which is before the courts, but instead used his half-hour slot to lash out at negative reporting. Mr Latham accused journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper of being the 'biggest pack of galahs and fools' who had a 'manic determination to engage in the politics of personal destruction against me'. The former Sky News presenter's criticism of the SMH focused on an opinion piece published on Thursday that described Mr Latham as a 'cockroach' and alleged he shared a confidential psychologist's report. The article alleged Mr Latham used parliamentary privilege to share the confidential medical information about Sydney MP Alex Greenwich that was presented to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Mr Greenwich began proceedings in the tribunal alleging homosexual vilification and workplace sexual harassment after the Federal Court found that Mr Latham had defamed Ms Greenwich in a series of tweets. Mr Latham told Bultitude that he ascertained the 'nature' of the medical material by googling the name of the treating clinician after they were mentioned during NCAT proceedings and in affidavits to the Federal Court and NCAT. He went on to call NSW upper house leader Penny Sharpe to withdraw a motion over the matter and claimed he had 'never received notification of any complaint' from the parliamentary ethics committee over his behaviour. Mr Latham also bizarrely claimed to have received a phone call from SMH editor Bevan Shields on the day of the 2025 federal election but told Bultitude that he was unsure if it was Shields and could not call the number. 'When the fella saying he's Bevan Shields, the editor (of The Sydney Morning Herald) rings me up on federal election day, if indeed that was him … Bevan, come out and out yourself,' Mr Latham went on to tell Bultitude. Bultitude defended his relationship with Mr Latham during the program on Friday afternoon and described criticism of Mr Latham by Premier Chris Minns as 'payback' for his opposition to the Rosehill Racecourse sale. He said he had received 'abuse for still having him on'. Latham was re-elected to the upper house in 2023. He had previously served in the NSW parliament from 2019 with One Nation before being sacked from the party by Pauline Hanson in 2023. Before that, Mr Latham took the Labor party to defeat in the 2004 federal election. Mr Latham is further alleged to have filmed sexual acts within his office in parliament, covertly photographed female colleagues, and not disclosed tens of thousands of dollars given to him by his ex, Ms Matthews.
