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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies NSW state correspondent

‘Mark Latham is a pig’: NSW MP criticised for allegedly taking covert photos of female colleagues in parliament

New South Wales MP Mark Latham
Mark Latham is under fire for allegedly making disparaging remarks about female MPs in messages and taking photos of them in parliament without their knowledge. Photograph: Nikki Short/AAP

The New South Wales housing minister, Rose Jackson, has labelled the independent MP Mark Latham a “pig” after allegations he took covert photographs of female colleagues in the upper house and shared them.

The messages, reportedly sent to his former partner Nathalie Matthews and published in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, allegedly included disparaging comments about the female politicians’ appearance.

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