Mark Latham’s alleged behaviour in parliament is a sign of a toxic political culture for women – and that’s a much bigger problem to fix

The NSW premier this week described Mark Latham’s alleged behaviour in parliament as ‘troubling’. Photograph: Wolter Peeters/AAP

Over the past few years, political leaders around Australia have been called out for tolerating poor behaviour – mostly by male politicians and staff directed at their female colleagues.

This time, the focus is on New South Wales MP Mark Latham.