Mark Latham has been the state leader of One Nation in New South Wales since November 2018, and won election to the Legislative Council at the 2019 state election. He was previously the leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005, leading the party to a narrow defeat at the 2004 federal election to a John Howard lead Liberal-National coalition.

Mark is married to Janine Lacy, a Magistrate of the NSW Local Court. After leaving parliament, Mark was a columnist for various newspapers, including the Australian Financial Review, and Sydney’s Daily Telegraph. He is also the author of 13 books. He is prominent in the Australian media as a commentator on Radio 2GB/4BC, 2SM Radio Network and Seven Sunrise. In 2015 he became well known as an early and strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid for the US Presidency.

As one of Australia’s leading advocates of ‘outsider’ politics. He strongly opposes the impact of political correctness and identity politics on public debate, freely speaking his mind on a range of issues. In March 2017 he established an online platform ‘Mark Latham’s Outsiders’. It ran a successful, high-profile Save Australia Day campaign in January 2018.