Latham Responds to Abuse Allegations, Calls AVO Claims ‘Comical’

Matthews seeks court order to bar Latham from approaching her, alleging abuse and requesting a two-year protection order and 100m exclusion zone.

Independent MP Mark Latham speaks to media in Bankstown, Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 20, 2023. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Independent NSW MP and former Labor leader Mark Latham has strongly denied allegations of domestic abuse made by his former partner, Nathalie Matthews, who has lodged a private application for an apprehended domestic violence order (AVO).

The matter is scheduled for a hearing on July 30, but Latham says he has not yet been served with any official documents.