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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Bombshell leaked text messages emerge after Mark Latham was accused of forcing his ex partner to perform degrading sex acts: 'Need badly to taste you'
NSW independent MP Mark Latham exchanged sexually explicit messages with his former partner during parliamentary sitting hours, according to explosive text logs. The WhatsApp message logs allegedly show interactions between Mr Latham and his former partner, businesswoman Nathalie Matthews, and were obtained by The Daily Telegraph. It comes after The Australian reported earlier this week Ms Matthews had accused Mr Latham of abusive behaviour, including forcing her into 'degrading sexual acts '. Mr Latham told Daily Mail Australia the outlet's reproduction of the messages was 'not accurate'. Daily Mail Australia also does not suggest the claims of abusive behaviour are substantiated, only that the allegations have been made. The leaked WhatsApp messages include a series of lewd exchanges on February 20, 2025 during parliamentary sitting hours. Shortly after 11am, he wrote 'Very hard thinking about you,' to Ms Matthews, before following up with a series of suggestive emojis. That afternoon, he wrote: 'Need badly to taste you' alongside an emoji of a tongue. About 8.38pm, he said: 'Made it back for first vote after dinner'. Mr Latham told the outlet the communications did not impact his work. The tranche of leaked messages includes far more graphic messages, over a period stretching as far back as October last year. On several occasions, Mr Latham is referred to as 'master'. He said he was sent images by Ms Matthews when parliament was sitting, 'seeking a response' and that he could not describe the images due to 'an abundance of caution about the revenge porn laws'. 'I don't think responding to a consensual partner on a private, intimate matter in any way has reduced my workload, which I would match up against any other member in the place,' he told The Daily Telegraph. Ms Matthews allegations against Mr Latham were detailed in court documents filed with the NSW Local Court. She made the allegations as part of an attempt to seek a domestic violence order against Mr Latham, including that he subjected her to a 'sustained pattern of emotional, physical, sexual, psychological, and financial abuse'. Mr Latham has denied the allegations which he referred to as 'comically false and ridiculous' in a posts to X on Monday night. He said he had 'scores of documents' to support his claims and said he would rely on those documents to defend himself. 'As the old saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,' he wrote. Ms Matthews, who runs an e-commerce global logistics firm based in Dubai, Perth and Sydney, has applied for an interim order barring Mr Latham from coming within 100 metres, citing 'ongoing, reasonable fear of harassment, intimidation, and potential harm'. Her application accuses the former Labor leader of throwing a dinner plate at her, forcing her to call him 'master', and pressuring her to have sex with others. Ms Matthews' filing also alleges Mr Latham prevented her from cleaning up after 'defecating on me before sex' and 'telling me I was his property, and repeatedly telling me that my only value to him was for sex to demean and control me'. Ms Matthews also alleged 'physical violence' incidents, including 'pushing me against walls, forcing me out the door, throwing a plate at me during an argument, and driving at me with his vehicle, hitting me with the side mirror and causing a bruise'. Mr Latham is further accused of 'systematically undermining' Ms Matthews to 'control and isolate' her by comparing her 'unfavourably to other women, acting as if he would harm himself to manipulate me'. Ms Matthews accuses Mr Latham of forcing her to cover the cost of holidays abroad 'under duress', making her purchase expensive goods, and coercing her regarding her father's will for his benefit. Mr Latham said he has not been contacted by police regarding his ex-partner's allegations She claims she experienced 'constant fear and hyper-vigilance' since her arrival home from a June trip abroad, alleging all past break-ups with Mr Latham featured a repeated 'pattern of harassment and intimidation'. She alleges: 'The defendant has held intimate photos and videos of me, and I have been afraid he would expose them to shame and control me if I attempted to leave or resist his demands.' Mr Latham denied all accusations to The Australian. 'Nothing has been served on me nor has anyone contacted me,' he told the newspaper. 'I haven't had anything to do with her (Ms Matthews) since 27 May, so nearly seven weeks ago. I ended the 'situationship' that night for very good reason.' Ms Matthews made the application herself, with NSW Police neither charging Mr Latham nor seeking an order on her behalf. The matter will heard at Downing Centre Local Court on 30 July. Ms Matthews is a Liberal Party member and stood as a candidate at the 2021 Sutherland Shire Council election.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
CTV National News: Alberta's new rules banning 'sexually explicit' books from schools
CTV National News: Alberta's new rules banning 'sexually explicit' books from schools Alberta schools will soon have to pull books with 'sexually explicit' content from its libraries. Kathy Le on what prompted the controversial ban.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Alabama board overseeing local libraries further defines term ‘sexually explicit'
Gadsden Public Library Director Craig Scott speaks to the APLS Board during the Thursday, May 8, 2025 meeting. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector) The Alabama Public Library Service board Thursday adopted a definition of the term 'sexually explicit' after advocates and local library officials throughout the state said that the term — the center of controversies over book content around the state — was vague and hard to comply with. The new definition is taken from the state's criminal code defining adult bookstores and adult movie houses. It includes material containing sexual intercourse between people of the same gender or opposite gender, sexual excitement and nudity. 'I think that is an easy thing for us to figure out,' said APLS Chair John Wahl, who introduced the motion on Thursday. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The move follows the board's move in May of last year requiring libraries to restrict library materials from the minors or risk forfeiting state funding. To qualify for state aid, libraries must adopt policies for selecting library materials that prohibit minors from having materials that are sexually explicit or inappropriate for children, specify the physical location of books and materials deemed sexually explicit or inappropriate materials for children, and obtain advance approval for materials that are marketed or promoted to children. Libraries must also establish policies that 'approve written guidelines that ensure library sections designated for minors under the age of 18 remain free of material containing obscenity, sexually explicit, or other material deemed inappropriate for children or youth,' Wahls' motion comes amid continued unrest at the state board that oversees local library funding. In March, members of the APLS voted to suspend funding to the Fairhope Public Library after several patrons complained that books that allegedly violated the APLS administrative code have yet to be moved to the adult section. In that same meeting, because of another motion from Minton, APLS terminated Nancy Pack, the former director who led the agency since 2012. The Fairhope Library has yet to have its funding restored. Supporters have started a fundraiser to help offset some of the funding that could be lost by the library. Wahl said he had 'cordial communication' with Fairhope Public Library Director Robert Gourlay and chair of the Fairhope Public Library, Randal Wright. 'They are still in their review process,' he said. 'The APLS board is waiting until they finish their review process.' Both Gourlay and Wright attended the meeting to address the APLS board during the public comment period. 'We have gotten a lot of reconsideration forms submitted since the beginning of 2023, and we have about 20,000 plus cardholders in Fairhope. Six or seven individuals are responsible for those requests for reconsideration,' Gourlay said. He said staff have taken the requests seriously and have moved six books from the juvenile and teen section to the adult section. Wright said that the Fairhope Public Library is not attempting to defy the updated APLS administrative code and recommended that the state agency establish a procedure for libraries to follow who may not be complying and give libraries an opportunity to respond before threatening funding. 'I have witnessed the standards of the majority of the citizens of Fairhope who have spoken out in support of our library,' Wright said. 'And I believe we are adhering to the APLS guidelines while also listening to the community standards of Fairhope.' Fights over book content began erupting in 2023 when a parent complained that the Autauga-Prattville Public Library had a book with inclusive pronouns. The issue went all the way up to Gov. Kay Ivey, who pushed the board to adopt administrative code changes. Critics said the campaign was about removing books with LGBTQ characters. The fight continued at Thursday's meeting. 'Let me be blunt,' said Craig Scott, director of the Gadsden Public Library. 'Libraries are not political playgrounds. They are not here to serve an agenda. They are here to serve people, all people. And yes, sometimes providing materials that have been challenged, discomfort, or even provoke thought.' Wahl said he found Scott's comments offensive. 'I personally, went to the state Legislature, and found guaranteed funding, so that local libraries would not have to risk losing federal grants,' Wahl said. 'There was not a single thank you there. To say that this board does not stand up for local libraries, and does not fight for them, is offensive.' Board member Amy Minton, who moved to revoke Fairhope's funding last month, put forward a draft of a motion for the APLS Board to consider at the next meeting that invoked Alabama's 'What is a Woman Act' and the executive order from President Donald Trump that affirmed only two genders. 'In alignment with these clear positions of both state and federal government, it is the opinion of the APLS Board that any library material that encourages, promotes or contains positive portrayals of transgender procedures, gender ideology, or the concept of more than two genders shall be deemed inappropriate for children and youth under APLS Code,' Minton's proposed motion states. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
