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News.com.au
an hour ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
NSW Premier Chris Minns won't rule out further censure on Mark Latham after sext revelations
NSW Premier Chris Minns has refused to rule out further action against Mark Latham in state parliament after reports the former One Nation leader sent sexually explicit texts to his then-partner from the chamber. The one-time NSW One Nation leader has faced renewed controversy in recent days following allegations by his former partner of domestic abuse after an apprehended violence order application was filed in court. Mr Latham has denied the allegations, which do not involve any criminal charges and have not been tested in court, but again faced claims on Wednesday he sent explicit messages to his ex-partner from inside parliament. Asked whether he would move any additional censure motions following revelations of the messages, the Premier said he would 'reserve' his answer until more information was presented, but refused to rule it out. 'I wouldn't say categorically we wouldn't be prepared to move (a motion),' Mr Minns said. 'What I would say is that you're right, notice was given in relation to a censure of Mr Latham prior to any of these revelations. 'That goes to the point (that) people were warned about this guy for a long time, and we're going to go ahead with those motions and I am hopeful that it gets wide support to send a clear message that the kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a period of time is completely unacceptable.' Those sentiments were mirrored by Labor upper house leader Penny Sharpe who on Tuesday said she put two motions before the house when parliament resumes in August. One of those motions would seek to refer Mr Latham to the privileges committee over his behaviour. The second would be a more general motion calling into question his overall behaviour. 'Mark Latham has some questions to answer on a whole range of behaviours,' she said. Mr Minns has ramped up his attacks in recent months against Mr Latham, a former Labor leader who has become a key vote against the government in the Legislative Council. In June, Mr Minns called Mr Latham 'Australia's biggest bigot' in a surprise spray during question time, and claimed there was an a 'coalition emerging' between the Greens in the Upper House, the Legislative Council, the Coalition, and One Nation. He claimed they were 'voting together day after day' to 'platform one of the most shameful bigots in NSW', referring to Mr Latham. In a series of late night tweets on Tuesday, Mr Latham said the messages purported to be between him and his former partner were 'not accurate' and claimed 'someone has made changes in very important ways'. Mr Latham claimed the messages, as reproduced in The Daily Telegraph, omitted messages in the chain and claimed in one instance a word had been omitted from a message. But he did not deny claims a message had been sent during question time. 'The Tele is tut-tutting one of these messages was sent during question time,' he said. 'At least I was there. There's a terrible upper house tradition of a whole bunch of MPs never attending QT, they just pop in and out for their own question.'
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Premier's call on Latham sext scandal
NSW Premier Chris Minns has refused to rule out further action against Mark Latham in state parliament after reports the former One Nation leader sent sexually explicit texts to his then-partner from the chamber. The one-time NSW One Nation leader has faced renewed controversy in recent days following allegations by his former partner of domestic abuse after an apprehended violence order application was filed in court. Mr Latham has denied the allegations, which do not involve any criminal charges and have not been tested in court, but again faced claims on Wednesday he sent explicit messages to his ex-partner from inside parliament. Asked whether he would move any additional censure motions following revelations of the messages, the Premier said he would 'reserve' his answer until more information was presented, but refused to rule it out. 'I wouldn't say categorically we wouldn't be prepared to move (a motion),' Mr Minns said. 'What I would say is that you're right, notice was given in relation to a censure of Mr Latham prior to any of these revelations. 'That goes to the point (that) people were warned about this guy for a long time, and we're going to go ahead with those motions and I am hopeful that it gets wide support to send a clear message that the kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a period of time is completely unacceptable.' Those sentiments were mirrored by Labor upper house leader Penny Sharpe who on Tuesday said she put two motions before the house when parliament resumes in August. One of those motions would seek to refer Mr Latham to the privileges committee over his behaviour. The second would be a more general motion calling into question his overall behaviour. 'Mark Latham has some questions to answer on a whole range of behaviours,' she said. Mr Minns has ramped up his attacks in recent months against Mr Latham, a former Labor leader who has become a key vote against the government in the Legislative Council. In June, Mr Minns called Mr Latham 'Australia's biggest bigot' in a surprise spray during question time, and claimed there was an a 'coalition emerging' between the Greens in the Upper House, the Legislative Council, the Coalition, and One Nation. He claimed they were 'voting together day after day' to 'platform one of the most shameful bigots in NSW', referring to Mr Latham. In a series of late night tweets on Tuesday, Mr Latham said the messages purported to be between him and his former partner were 'not accurate' and claimed 'someone has made changes in very important ways'. Mr Latham claimed the messages, as reproduced in The Daily Telegraph, omitted messages in the chain and claimed in one instance a word had been omitted from a message. But he did not deny claims a message had been sent during question time. 'The Tele is tut-tutting one of these messages was sent during question time,' he said. 'At least I was there. There's a terrible upper house tradition of a whole bunch of MPs never attending QT, they just pop in and out for their own question.' He went on to add: 'It's a case of LDS: Latham Derangement Syndrome.'
Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘I had a private life': Latham responds to domestic violence allegations
Embattled NSW MP Mark Latham has taken a swipe at his former girlfriend, media outlets and a parliamentary colleague in his first spoken comments since domestic violence claims were made against him in documents filed to court. In submissions to the NSW Local Court, Nathalie Matthews, the independent MP's former girlfriend and a Liberal Party member, alleged the former One Nation MP engaged in a 'sustained pattern' of abuse, including emotional, psychological and financial manipulation. Her AVO application claims Latham pressured Matthews to have sex with other people and participate in depraved acts, and drove his car at her, with his side mirror hitting her and 'causing a bruise'. This masthead does not suggest that the claims against Latham are true, only that they have been made and will be contested in court. Latham has denied the accusations. Speaking on Sydney's 2SM on Wednesday, Latham said the allegations were 'absolutely' untrue and he would defend himself in court. He also addressed explicit messages between the couple published in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, which were sent while the former One Nation MP was sitting in the parliamentary chamber. Latham claimed they were 'edited' and lacked context. In the messages, sent via WhatsApp, Latham sent sexually suggestive emojis and referred to himself as 'master' at times when parliament was sitting. Asked by 2SM mornings presenter Chris Smith if he sent the messages while at work, Latham defended his actions and his record as an MP 'holding the Minns government to account'. 'My output as an MP matches up against anyone in the upper house,' he said. 'Sitting there listening to Penny Sharpe droning on, and then a woman who looks like Nathalie Matthews sends you a message. Which one would you pay attention to?'
The Age
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘I had a private life': Latham responds to domestic violence allegations
Embattled NSW MP Mark Latham has taken a swipe at his former girlfriend, media outlets and a parliamentary colleague in his first spoken comments since domestic violence claims were made against him in documents filed to court. In submissions to the NSW Local Court, Nathalie Matthews, the independent MP's former girlfriend and a Liberal Party member, alleged the former One Nation MP engaged in a 'sustained pattern' of abuse, including emotional, psychological and financial manipulation. Her AVO application claims Latham pressured Matthews to have sex with other people and participate in depraved acts, and drove his car at her, with his side mirror hitting her and 'causing a bruise'. This masthead does not suggest that the claims against Latham are true, only that they have been made and will be contested in court. Latham has denied the accusations. Speaking on Sydney's 2SM on Wednesday, Latham said the allegations were 'absolutely' untrue and he would defend himself in court. He also addressed explicit messages between the couple published in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, which were sent while the former One Nation MP was sitting in the parliamentary chamber. Latham claimed they were 'edited' and lacked context. In the messages, sent via WhatsApp, Latham sent sexually suggestive emojis and referred to himself as 'master' at times when parliament was sitting. Asked by 2SM mornings presenter Chris Smith if he sent the messages while at work, Latham defended his actions and his record as an MP 'holding the Minns government to account'. 'My output as an MP matches up against anyone in the upper house,' he said. 'Sitting there listening to Penny Sharpe droning on, and then a woman who looks like Nathalie Matthews sends you a message. Which one would you pay attention to?'
ABC News
a day ago
- Politics
- ABC News
Mark Latham denies ex-partner's allegations of domestic abuse and 'degrading' sex acts
New South Wales MP Mark Latham has emphatically denied a former partner's allegations of a "sustained pattern" of domestic abuse and pressuring her to engage in "degrading sex acts". The allegations are detailed by Nathalie Matthews in an apprehended violence order (AVO) application filed in a NSW local court against the former leader of both federal Labor and NSW One Nation, first reported by The Australian newspaper this week. The matter, which does not involve criminal charges, will be heard in the Downing Centre Local Court on July 30. The Australian reports Ms Matthews has accused Mr Latham, in court documents, of pressuring her to participate in "degrading sexual acts", throwing dinner plates at her and driving his car at her. She is seeking orders preventing him from coming with 100 metres of her, The Australian reported. Mr Latham has labelled the allegations as "comically false and ridiculous" in a post on his X social media account. "As the old saying goes, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," the post said. "The story says that Ms Matthews went to the police and they did not do anything. They certainly haven't contacted me. In the current environment, that says a lot. "She told me in April she had been to police seeking an AVO against another man and they complained that they did nothing." NSW Police did not lodge the AVO on behalf of Ms Matthews. Mr Latham said he had "scores of documents" that he would rely upon to defend himself against the accusations. Mr Latham is an independent member in the NSW Upper House and Ms Matthews is the managing director of a logistics company and previous Liberal candidate for Sutherland Shire Council. The leader of the government in the Upper House, Penny Sharpe, said the allegations against Mr Latham were "very disturbing and frankly disgusting", while cautioning that they remained simply allegations. Ms Sharpe said when parliament resumes, she would move a motion to refer Mr Latham to the privileges committee for allegedly "disclosing authorised information" after he used parliamentary privilege to reveal confidential information from a psychologist's report prepared for NCAT in proceedings brought by MP Alex Greenwich. She said the government had previously been calling out Mr Latham "on a whole range of different things". "I do not want to get ahead of the current allegations as revolting as they are," she said. While cautioning that the current allegations are before the courts, Ms Sharpe said on Tuesday that the Liberals and Greens should reconsider working closely with Mr Latham in the Upper House. The allegations are the latest in a series of controversies involving Mr Latham. Mr Latham was last year ordered to pay $140,000 in a defamation suit after making graphic, homophobic comments in a tweet about Independent MP Alex Greenwich. Separate vilification proceedings relating to the same tweet is ongoing in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). In June, Mr Latham used parliamentary privilege to reveal confidential information from a psychologist's report about Mr Greenwich that was prepared for NCAT. Later that week, NSW Premier Chris Minns labelled Mr Latham "one of Australia's biggest bigots", citing his comments about Mr Greenwich and on domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty. In a podcast interview in 2016, Mr Latham accused Ms Batty — who was at the time Australian of the Year — of "demonising men" making those who hit women "feel worse about themselves".
