Fairfax media has announced this afternoon that Mark Latham will no longer be writing for The Australian Financial Review. The former Labor leader has been writing a regular column for the paper for a number of years, however his controversial views on feminism and other social issues have fallen foul of the readership.
Of the many people he appears to have offended, one is Catherine McGregor, who is the world’s most senior transgender military officer and good friends with Tony Abbott.
In a column entitled “It’s Yes Minister in the Islamic State era”, Mr Latham wrote:
“Australia’s highest profile soldier is The Artist Formerly Known as Malcolm McGregor – a military advisor with a direct line to the Prime Minister. He/she penned the infamous YouTube broadcast that lifted the lid on sex abuse and alcoholism in the Australian Army.”