MP Mark Latham Allegedly Recorded Sex Tape In Parliament Office

Independent MP Mark Latham has reportedly used his office in NSW Parliament House to film sex tapes, and has been covertly taking and sharing photographs of female colleagues alongside sexist remarks.

As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, Latham made recordings of sexual activity on his desk with former partner, Nathalie Matthews.

“It’s not illegal [to have sex in Parliament House], it’s just sordid,” one source reportedly told the masthead under the condition of anonymity. “They are two consenting adults, there’s no onlookers, it’s not against the law.”

Latham didn’t deny the claims or dispute the videos’ existence when asked.

“You’re asking me to dispute something I haven’t seen,” Latham said over text. “Is this really today’s journalism? Grow up. You’re obviously a clown.”

This comes as Latham faces domestic violence allegations from Matthews, who says the MP engaged in a “sustained pattern” of emotional, psychological, and financial manipulation during their relationship.

In an application for a private Apprehended Violence Order (AVO), Matthews claims Latham pressured her to have sex with others, participate in degrading sexual acts, and struck her with his car’s side mirror.

Latham has denied the allegations.

Speaking 2SM yesterday, Latham acknowledged he had previously sexted Matthews while in the parliamentary chamber, after the explicit messages were published in the Daily Telegraph.

“The big news is I have a private life. I had a sex life that I’ve got to say was fantastic,” Latham said.

He denied being guilty of anything other than being “male” and “human”.

“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?”

MPs encourage parliamentary privileges committee to investigate

Allegations have also emerged of Latham secretly taking photos of his female colleagues in the upper house, which he then shared with Matthews alongside derogatory comments.

In one message, he allegedly took a covert photo of Liberal MP Susan Carter, and referred to her as a “grandma”.

At a lunchtime press conference on Thursday, Carter said that “every person, man or woman, deserves respect in the workplace”.

“I am just so disappointed that in the 21^st century, we are still having to say, ‘woman should be respected at work’.”

Earlier this afternoon, Carter released a statement saying: “Mark Latham has called and apologised to me and I’ve acknowledged it, I appreciated the apology — now it’s time to get on with the job people expect us to do.”

However, not all of his colleagues have been as forgiving.

Speaking to media on Thursday, state housing minister Rose Jackson said Latham was “a pig” and a “well known” bigot.

“It’s extremely confronting for me to think that in a workplace there’s someone who thinks it’s acceptable to take photos of you and to share them with derogatory comments,” she said.

“This should be a bipartisan issue, that working with someone who behaves in that way, who thinks that is an acceptable standard should be shunned, and rightfully called out for the bigot he is.”

Acting Opposition Leader Damien Tudehope has said Latham should apologise to the female MPs he targeted, but would not support his removal from parliament.

Premier Chris Minns labelled the allegations “troubling”, and has urged the parliamentary privileges committee to investigate the behaviour.

“In a typical workplace, he’d be out the door tomorrow but I’m not Mark Latham’s boss, I’m not responsible for him being in parliament,” he said.

“Privileges committee should be investigating these things. They should sanction him or make a decision about sanctioning him and then make a decision about his continued future in the upper house.”

Earlier this year, Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 in damages to Independent MP Alex Greenwich for making defamatory and sexually explicit remarks on social media. The court found his comments to be demeaning and injurious.

Natalie Matthews’ AVO application is scheduled to be heard at the Downing Centre Local Court on 30 July.