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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Revealed: The first man to feel the wrath of Mark Latham's porn star ex - who had to beg a court for protection, as wild new details emerge from her past
A former boyfriend of the woman accusing politician Mark Latham of abusing her says she made baseless claims about him to police after they broke up. The man met Nathalie Matthews when they were both working in the transport and logistics industry more than a decade ago and spent about a year in a relationship. He says after Ms Matthews moved out of his Sydney apartment she returned to pick up a basket of belongings and pulled down a large mirror, which broke. The man - who is about 20 years older than Ms Matthews - told Daily Mail Australia she later made allegations against him which he vehemently denied and police did not act upon. Police subsequently sought an apprehended violence order against Ms Matthews to protect the man but it was withdrawn - he says at his request - in June 2015 at Downing Centre Local Court. Ms Matthews is seeking a restraining order against Latham following the messy break-up of what the independent NSW upper house MP has called a 'sexed-up, consensual, open arrangement'. The 37-year-old alleges Latham, 64, inflicted 'a sustained pattern' of psychological, financial and emotional abuse against her for almost three years. She further alleges Latham threw a dinner plate at her and committed degrading sexual acts 'including defecating on me before sex and refusing to let me wash'. Daily Mail Australia can reveal Ms Matthews has a criminal history which includes offences of receiving stolen goods and shoplifting. Ms Matthews was charged under her maiden name Darrough with stealing goods worth less than $2,000 from the Camilla fashion boutique at Westfield Miranda in Sydney's south in 2017. She pleaded guilty in Sutherland Local Court to shoplifting and receiving and was placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond without conviction in February the next year. Magistrate Glenn Bartley made a separate order that Matthews pay $449 to the Camilla store at Miranda Westfield. Three years earlier, police had sought an apprehended violence order against Ms Matthews, again as Nathalie May Darrough, for the protection of a former partner. That man, whose relationship with Ms Matthews predated her marriage, laughed long and hard when Daily Mail Australia first mentioned her name to him on Tuesday. 'There's so many similarities,' he said. 'Don't get me wrong, I think Mark Latham's a f***ing d***head.' The man said his relationship with Ms Matthews had been normal - 'I suppose' - and that until they parted ways 'everything was fine'. Eventually, some incident the man could no longer recall occurred and Ms Matthews told him she would be moving out of his apartment. 'She went a bit funny in the head,' he said. 'She said, 'I'm moving out'. I went, 'Righto, no drama'.' The man wondered, with hindsight, if his nonchalant attitude to Ms Matthews moving out of his home had allegedly set her off. He claimed that when Ms Matthews came around to pick up a basket of clothes 'she went crazy' and broke a mirror which was hung behind a television set. Following that incident, according to the man, Ms Matthews became further annoyed. 'There was something that she was demanding, I can't remember what it was,' he said. 'And I said, 'Nah, that's not going to happen'. 'She said, 'If you don't do this, I'll go the coppers.' I went, 'Go your hardest'. 'Whatever she wanted didn't happen so a week later she went to the coppers.' The man said he was interviewed by police but the only action they took was to apply for an apprehended violence order against Ms Matthews. 'I had nothing to be concerned about,' he said. 'I answered all their questions and spoke the truth.' The man said when the AVO application reached Downing Centre Local Court in June 2015 he did not wish it to proceed. Instead, he wanted Ms Matthews to give a private undertaking she would stay away from him for a certain period of time, which he said she agreed to do. 'The sole reason I didn't go through with the AVO is I'm not an a***hole and I didn't want to ruin her entire life,' he said. Ms Matthews declined to comment on the restraining order police had sought to protect her former boyfriend or about any events after that relationship ended. Daily Mail Australia accepts Ms Matthews has never been found guilty of any domestic violence-related offence. The man had been vaguely aware Ms Matthews and Latham were in a relationship due to social media posts and read about her AVO application last week. Latham has denied all abuse accusations, claiming that he had 'scores of documents' which would vindicate him, and enjoyed a 'fantastic' sex life with Ms Matthews 'When this came out my mother rang me,' he said. 'She said, 'This looks familiar, doesn't it?'' Latham has said what he called his 'situationship' with Ms Matthews ended on May 27 when she confronted him covered in mud. Since the existence of the AVO application was revealed by The Australian on July 15, intimate text messages between Latham and Ms Matthews have been leaked. Latham has denied all abuse accusations, claiming that he had 'scores of documents' which would vindicate him, and enjoyed a 'fantastic' sex life with Ms Matthews. Daily Mail Australia revealed last Friday that Ms Matthews worked as an OnlyFans porn star for years before she started dating the former federal Labor leader. Ms Matthews posted graphic images and videos of herself under the name Bondi C** Sl** from 2019 to 2023. OnlyFans followers typically pay creators for exclusive, usually adult and often explicit, content. Ms Matthews' posts - where she enhanced her appearance with AI face-tuning technology - included raw video footage of herself engaged in sexual intercourse with another person, as well as hundreds of explicit images. Her account has since been taken down from OnlyFans, but the material she posted had spread to online fan sites and forums. The dates of the postings also coincided with her unsuccessful bid to be elected a Liberal councillor in south Sydney's Sutherland Shire in 2021. Although Ms Matthews is thought to have been living in the Cronulla area at the time, it is understood she believed the OnlyFans venture would bring in more revenue by using 'Bondi' rather than 'Sutherland' in her online profile. Ms Matthews declined to comment on her OnlyFans past but her lawyer told Daily Mail Australia her client 'has been subjected to character assassination, reputational damage and trial by media'. 'Domestic violence is a serious issue in our society,' solicitor Sarah McMahon said. 'Any individual in genuine fear should have the right to seek protection without vilification.' Ms Matthews was previously married to British expat Ross Matthews. Both were members of the Liberal Party at the time. Their marriage reportedly ended in 2022, before she began dating Latham. Mr Matthews has distanced himself from his ex-wife, breaking his silence on social media to address the furore. 'Please stop messaging me,' he posted on X after the scandal erupted. 'I don't speak to Nathalie and do not care. Thank you.' Leaked WhatsApp messages reported by The Daily Telegraph showed sexually explicit exchanges between Latham and Ms Matthews. 'Very hard thinking about you,' he wrote to Ms Matthews during parliamentary sitting hours, shortly after 11am on February 20. '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 told Daily Mail Australia the reproduction of the WhatsApp messages was 'not accurate' and has insisted the communications did not impact his work. Matthews describes herself as the managing director of Skynet Global Logistics, a company engaged in freight forwarding, a role she has held for 19 months according to LinkedIn.
News.com.au
14 hours ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Latham hears of tweet fallout via video link
Mark Latham had to beam into a courtroom via videolink because of a knee injury as a tribunal was told fellow MP Alex Greenwich's office received a 'barrage' of hateful and threatening messages in the wake of a graphic tweet by the ex-Labor leader. The former Labor leader has faced days of controversy following allegations he abused his former partner, Nathalie Matthews, and sent her sexual messages from the parliament chamber. The member of the NSW upper house has strenuously denied Ms Matthews' allegations, which are untested and contained in an application for an apprehended violence order (AVO) filed in the local court. He not been charged with any criminal offence. Mr Latham's injury was revealed in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Tuesday. Greenwich, an independent Sydney MP, has brought NCAT proceedings against the maverick MP, alleging he was subjected to homosexual vilification and workplace sexual harassment over a graphic tweet by Mr Latham. Mr Latham, through his solicitor Zali Burrows, is contesting the case. Mr Latham did not appear before the tribunal in Sydney on Tuesday, with Ms Burrows telling the court that he had a fractured knee and could not travel. Instead he beamed into the courtroom via video link. The NCAT case is centred on a tweet by Latham, as well as comments made by the former One Nation MP in newspaper and radio interviews. The same tweet was the subject of Federal Court defamation proceedings in which Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 to Greenwich. Federal Court Justice David O'Callaghan ruled in favour of Greenwich during the defamation proceedings, finding that the tweet conveyed the meaning that Greenwich 'engaged in disgusting sexual activities' and that it was defamatory. He also rejected Latham's defence of honest opinion and qualified common law privilege. Greenwich has now launched NCAT proceedings against Latham and his counsel has argued that each of the statements amounted to unlawful homosexual vilification and sexual harassment and that Latham breached the Anti-Discrimination Act. Alexander Graham, who works in Mr Greenwich's office as an electorate officer, told the tribunal the office was inundated with messages in the wake of the Latham tweet. Under cross examination from Ms Burrows, he was asked if Greenwich's office received negative communications at other times, including during the anti-abortion bill debate. Mr Graham said while Greenwich's office did receive letters and emails from people disagreeing with the amendments there wasn't anything 'directly disparaging of Alex'. He told the court the only time he could recall police being called was as a result of the fallout from the Latham tweet. The tribunal heard that some of the abusive calls came from private numbers. 'The abusive phone calls from private numbers, you cannot ascertain they were from genuine haters,' Ms Burrows asked. Greenwich's barrister Prue Bindon objected to the question. Mr Graham later told the tribunal the office received a 'barrage' of hateful letters, emails and phone calls. He said some were written with letters which had been cut from magazines and newspapers. 'There were ones that directly threatened Alex … talking about throwing homosexuals off the bluff,' Mr Graham said. He described some of the communications as 'bizarre' and 'threatening' and that Greenwich's staff began using gloves to open mail. Ms Bindon previously told the tribunal the elements of homophobic vilification alleged in the case hinge on the public act, claiming Latham's comments had incited hatred, contempt or severe ridicule. She said the sexual harassment allegations were in relation to unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in circumstances where a reasonable person would've anticipated it to cause humiliation or intimidation. Ms Bindon also previously said she anticipated the defence would claim Greenwich's reputation was to some extent not damaged. The matter will return to court next month. The hearing followed Labor deciding to keep his portrait in the Labor's Parliament House party room with a note saying he was 'banned for life' from the party in 2017.
SBS Australia
a day ago
- Politics
- SBS Australia
'You can't erase history': Labor to keep Latham party room portrait, with added disclaimer
A picture of former Labor leader Mark Latham will keep hanging in the party's caucus room as he faces domestic violence allegations. Latham is accused by his former partner Nathalie Matthews of a "sustained pattern" of abuse. Latham strongly denies the untested claims made in a civil court apprehended violence order application by Matthews, saying he has "broken no laws". Calls have grown since the allegations were raised for his official portrait in Labor's federal party room to be removed. But a Labor caucus meeting on Monday was told a "unanimous consensus position" had been reached where the photo would remain, but with a caption providing context. The words will read: "In 2017 Mark Latham was expelled from the Australian Labor Party and banned for life. His actions do not accord with Labor values and fail to meet the standards we expect and demand." Latham sits as an independent in the NSW upper house and faces calls to resign over sexually explicit messages allegedly sent to his former partner while sitting in the chamber of parliament. Portraits of former federal Labor leaders John Curtin, Frank Forde, Ben Chifley, Kim Beazley, Simon Crean and Mark Latham in the Labor caucus room. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas The decision to add context to Latham's portrait was the right one, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said. "It's finding the balance, you can't erase history, we can't pretend he wasn't our leader, he was and so there he sits in the leaders' timeline," she told reporters in Canberra. "But it's a recognition ... his behaviour and attitudes don't reflect the modern Australian Labor Party." Gallagher said the wording allowed people to feel something had been done. "It will exist there forever on our leaders wall," she said. "It's a pretty strong statement." Latham lost his bid for the nation's top job at the 2004 federal election to former Liberal prime minister John Howard. The campaign was marked by his aggressive handshake with Howard outside the ABC's radio studios on election-eve. The infamous episode was largely blamed for his election defeat and delivered the Howard government a fourth term. The Federal Court in 2024 ordered Latham pay independent NSW politician Alex Greenwich $140,000 in damages over a homophobic social media post.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Controversial ex-Labor leader Mark Latham unleashes on his former party for making embarrassing change to his parliamentary portrait - as he reveals the risque image he wants to replace it
Former Labor leader Mark Latham has furiously hit out at his former party after a note was added to his parliamentary portrait condemning his behaviour. The portrait will continue to hang in Parliament House despite Latham, who was banned from Labor in 2017, being accused of domestic violence. His former partner Nathalie Matthews alleged a 'sustained pattern' of abuse. Her allegations include he pressured her to take part in 'degrading' sex acts. Latham strongly denies the untested claims made in a civil court apprehended violence order application by Ms Matthews, saying he has 'broken no laws'. Calls have grown since the allegations were raised for his official portrait in Labor's federal party room to be removed. But a Labor caucus meeting on Monday was told a 'unanimous consensus position' had been reached where the framed picture would remain, but with a caption that would provide context. The words will read: 'In 2017 Mark Latham was expelled from the Australian Labor Party and banned for life. His actions do not accord with Labor values and fail to meet the standards we expect and demand.' The decision to add context to Latham's portrait was the right one, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said. 'But it's a recognition ... his behaviour and attitudes don't reflect the modern Australian Labor Party.' Senator Gallagher said the wording allowed people to feel something had been done. 'It will exist there forever on our leaders wall,' she said. 'It's a pretty strong statement.' Latham led Labor between 2003 and 2005 and currently sits as an independent in the NSW upper house. He has been hit with calls to resign over sexually explicit messages allegedly sent to his former partner while sitting in the chamber of parliament. On Monday, Latham hit back on X, sharing a picture of himself at a table with mostly women. The women included his former partner Ms Matthews and sex worker and racehorse owner Carly Electric. He wrote: 'Can't the Labor caucus go the full Stalin and white me [out] with a trace around my head? Latham hit back on social media and mocked his former party Latham shared a picture of himself at a table with mostly women while referencing an Australian Financial Review report, in which a source said he 'had a harem' 'Or replace that boring head shot with what the AFR says is my harem?' The mocking post was a reference to an Australian Financial Review report last week that said complaints had been made about the former Labor leader's table at a $600-a-head champagne room at Randwick in Sydney, in April. The table included his Ms Matthews and sex worker and racehorse owner Carly Electric. A member reportedly told the AFR: 'It's like he had a harem.' Latham, who led Labor from 2003, lost his bid for the nation's top job at the 2004 federal election to former Liberal prime minister John Howard. The campaign was marked by his aggressive handshake with Howard outside the ABC's radio studios on election-eve. The infamous episode was largely blamed for his election defeat and delivered the Howard government a fourth term. Latham retired from politics a year later in 2005 before joining the Liberal Democratic Party in 2017, leading to a ban from his former party. He joined One Nation's NSW branch in 2018, but was sacked as its leader in 2023 following a homophobic social media post. The Federal Court in 2024 ordered Latham pay independent NSW politician Alex Greenwich $140,000 in damages over the homophobic post.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Labor will keep Mark Latham's portrait in the Parliament House party room with one major change
Labor will keep the portrait of disgraced former leader Mark Latham in their Parliament House party room. However, it will have a an additional plaque which notes Mr Latham was 'banned of life' in 2017 and failed to 'meet the standards we expect and demand'. The decision was reached following public condemnation of the portrait from high-profile ministers including Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek, after it was revealed Mr Latham was subjected to a AVO application from his ex-partner Nathalie Matthews. Mr Latham, who is now serving in the NSW upper house, has denied the claims and no police action has been taken. While the portrait will remain in the caucus room, it will now be accompanied by a sign which reads: 'In 2017 Mark Latham was expelled from the Australian Labor Party and banned for life his actions do not accord with Labor values and fail to meet the standards we expect and demand'. The decision was made after multiple Labor members raised the issue of Mr Latham's photo, with the Labor caucus adopting a 'unanimous consensus position,' on the wording of the plaque. Since leaving federal politics after losing the 2004 election to John Howard, Mr Latham became the NSW One Nation leader before explosively resigning from the party in March 2023. He is set to remain in the NSW parliament as an independent upper house councillor until his term expires in 2031.
