The independent MP was given a 12-month good behaviour bond by the club after he was accused of launching a verbal tirade against the club’s then head of corporate affairs and government relations Steve McMahon in the members’ area. McMahon was appointed interim chief executive of the club last month.
Two disciplinary hearings over the incident were held in September.
Latham was a fierce critic of the proposed $5 billion sale of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse to the state government to build 25,000 homes on the site. He claimed on X that his removal from Randwick on Saturday was “vicious payback for stopping the sale of Rosehill”.
Mark Latham is marched out by police on Saturday.Credit: Daily Telegraph
Latham was criticised for disclosing V’landys’ home address while questioning Gaming and Racing Minister David Harris during a livestreamed upper house hearing in August.
In July, he denied domestic violence claims made against him by former girlfriend Nathalie Matthews, who in submissions to the NSW Local Court alleged Latham engaged in a “sustained pattern” of abuse, including pressuring her to have sex with other people and participate in depraved acts.
He was also accused of recording “sordid” sexual acts in his office at NSW Parliament House.
Latham said the allegations were untrue and he would defend himself in court. His relationship with Matthews ended on May 27, the day Latham voted to help reject the proposed sale of Rosehill Racecourse to the government in a fiery meeting of ATC members.
NSW Premier Chris Minns called Latham one of the state’s most “shameful bigots” after he revealed details of a confidential psychologist’s report on independent MP Alex Greenwich.
Last year Greenwich was awarded $140,000 in damages when the Federal Court found Latham had defamed him in an offensive and graphic tweet.
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