Latham resigns from AFR

Controversial columnist Mark Latham has resigned from the Australian Financial Review amid a furore over his views on feminism and other social issues.

After eight years with the paper, and more recently AFR Weekend, Mr Latham told editor in chief Michael Stutchbury on Sunday that he had written his last column for the masthead.

Mr Latham had taken aim at Australian of the year and domestic violence survivor Rosie Batty, and more recently a Twitter account called @RealMarkLatham has been accused of trolling other prominent women online.

Buzzfeed linked the Twitter account to Mr Latham, however the account has denied it is him.

"Mark has been a provocative and highly readable columnist for the Financial Review," Mr Stutchbury said.

"He has been both loved and hated by readers, sometimes by the same ones at different times. While I didn't agree with everything Mark wrote, he has played a significant role in Australian public life and brought rare personal insight into his writing."

Earlier in the week Cate McGregor, the most senior serving transgender military officer, complained about the Twitter account @RealMarkLatham which had been calling her a He/She online.

The Twitter account, linked by Buzzfeed to Mr Latham, has denied it is run by the former Labor leader, and dismissed the resignation line from the AFR.

"The Dismissal: The AFR has sacked poor Latho, who has retired to Mt Hunter Lodge for a rump steak (medium-rare). Maintain The Page," @RealMarkLatham tweeted shortly before the AFR announced Mr Latham's resignation.

Earlier, the account tweeted: "Sucked in Buzzfeed wanker. Cite (sic) run by me, Mitch Carter, legend, of Monks Lane, Mount Hunter, Lathos mate from school. HaHaHaHa dickheads."