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Latham (/ ˈ l eɪ θ ə m /) is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.The suburb is named for John Latham, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1935 to 1952.
Latham is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.It is named after Latham Rock, a large granite rock close to the townsite. The rock was named for an early pastoralist who established a watering place for stock being droved through the area.
Mark William Latham (/ ˈ l eɪ θ ə m /; born 28 February 1961) is an Australian politician and media commentator who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.He previously served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from December 2003 to January 2005, leading the party to defeat at the 2004 federal election.
Sir John Greig Latham GCMG PC QC (26 August 1877 – 25 July 1964) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1935 to 1952. He had earlier served as Attorney-General of Australia under Stanley Bruce and Joseph Lyons , and was Leader of the Opposition from 1929 to 1931 as ...
The Shadow Ministry of Mark Latham was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from December 2003 to January 2005, opposing John Howard's Coalition ministry. Mark Latham became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Australian Labor Party on 2 December 2003, and appointed his first Shadow Cabinet ...
Sir Charles George Latham (26 January 1882 – 26 August 1968), often shortened to simply C. G. Latham, was an Australian politician, [1] former leader of the opposition in Western Australia and the 10th President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Latham served over twelve years as leader of the state's Country Party, and over ...
Mark Latham had been an MP since 1994 and was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party in December 2003. Latham initially made a good impression, but a series of controversies during 2004 caused much criticism of his alleged inconsistency and volatility.
Latham went on to lose the federal election in October 2004. Latham stayed on for a few months as leader until January 2005 when he stood down citing ill health. Beazley then returned to the leadership unopposed and remained leader until December 2006 when he was ousted by Kevin Rudd.