Mark Latham
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"Mark William Latham", an Australian author and former Politics of Australia/politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Opposition (Australia)/Leader of the Opposition for thirteen months, from December 2003 to January 2005.

Latham captured national attention and, initially, high levels of public approval with his policies and unconventional approach, but also attracted controversy surrounding his past. In the Australian federal election, 2004/October 2004 federal election, Latham was defeated by then-incumbent Prime Minister John Howard. Deteriorating relations with his party and ill health saw him resign as Leader and as Division of Werriwa/MP for Werriwa on 18 January 2005 triggering a Werriwa by-election, 2005/by-election won by Chris Hayes (politician)/Chris Hayes.

In September 2005, Latham released The Latham Diaries, in which he attacked many of his former colleagues and members of the media, as well as condemning the general state of political life in Australia. He has since published A Conga Line of Suckholes, a regular column in the Australian Financial Review and Spectator Australia and an essay for The Monthly.

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I wouldn't make him a toilet cleaner in Parliament House, let alone Leader of the Opposition.

That's all good theory and rhetoric but this real-life circumstance here, it's green, it's thick and good to have and I'm not shifting.

Because the politics of smear and this public and media and political obsession with sex has got some parallels in my circumstances.

Not to rub out people politically.

You want to talk about Keating? 17% interest rates.

The seat is obvious: Replace the log (Michael) Hatton in Blaxland. A Bankstown boy with ability, we have always done well out of those. In fact John regards him as a future party leader ? a huge wrap.

If you had several chickens at one site testing positive, then you would know you had something going on, but two positive chickens from two different sites are an indication that not much is happening.

[Balding backbencher Bob McMullan, nicknamed] comb-over ... When someone looks through a window and thinks they see a lot of vipers and snakes, it's nearly always the case they're looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection of themselves.

John is sure he's interested ? spoke to him about it during his trip to the West Indies last year.