One of Australia's most divisive political figures, outspoken former Labor leader Mark Latham, re-enters public office in Australia after 14 years in the wilderness, winning a NSW Upper House seat for One Nation.
Mr Latham, now 58, entered politics in 1994, winning the NSW federal seat of Werriwa — the former electorate of his political mentor, Gough Whitlam.
The handshake, which Mr Howard described as an attempt by Mr Latham to show dominance, led news bulletins and was splashed on front pages predicting a win for the incumbent Coalition.Controversies mar career post politicsMr Latham was thrust into prominence again in 2010 when he took a job with Channel Nine.
He has also worked as a columnist for the Australian Financial Review, but resigned in 2015 after it emergedHe joined the Liberal Democrats in 2017, which earned him a lifetime ban from Labor, but left a year later.
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