Porsche-driving real estate agent is brought crashing to Earth as infamous photograph from one of Sydney’s darkest periods emerges exposing a shameful secret he feared could jeopardise his career
- Macklay Longhurst, 35, has made a name for himself selling $3 million homes
- He has since been identified as being at Sydney’s shameful race riots
- A photo shows Longhurst pushing his way through a group of shirtless men at 19
Maclay Longhurst, 35, has made a name for himself selling $3 million homes in some of Sydney’s wealthiest inner-city suburbs as a director of property group Bresic Whitney
One of Australia’s top-earning real estate agent has been exposed as being among brawling men clashing with police in a famous photograph taken during Sydney’s shameful Cronulla riots.
Maclay Longhurst, 35, has made a name for himself selling $3 million homes in some of Sydney’s wealthiest inner-city suburbs as a director of property group Bresic Whitney.
But on Sunday, the high-flying selling agent came crashing to Earth as he was identified among a crowd as furious Australians tried to push people who they believed were immigrants off south Sydney beaches in 2005.
In the fiery photo, a 19-year-old Longhurst can be seen grimacing at the back of a group of largely shirtless men, the Sun Herald’s Emerald City reported.
Maclay Longhurst is pictured in the top left corner during the Cronulla riots in 2005. He was 19
Maclay Longhurst (pictured) is one of the nation’s top real estate agents, selling multi million-dollar Sydney properties
The crowd appears to be led by an irate man who is in the throes of a shouting match with police, while brandishing an empty beer bottle.
According to the SMH, Longhurst has long-feared the photo would surface and jeopardise his career.
The extent of Mr Longhurst’s involvement in the Cronulla riots beyond being in the photo is not known and it is not suggested he committed any crimes.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Longhurst and Bresic Whitney for comment.
Mr Longhurst declined the opportunity to make a statement when contacted by the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday.
However, he was keen to know who had tipped off the media that he was one of the men in the photograph.
Longhurst (pictured) drives a Porsche and enjoys sailing in super yachts. It is believes he grew up in the Shire
Longhurst (pictured) reportedly feared the photograph would emerge one day and ruin his repuation
Mr Longhurst, who owns a Porsche and enjoys sailing in super-yachts, is believed to have grown up in the Shire.
In 2005, text messages circulated calling on locals to fight back the following weekend including one asking them to ‘get down to North Cronulla to support Leb and wog bashing day’.
Mr Longhurst was not the person who sent the text message.
An estimated 5,000 people, many fuelled by alcohol, converged on Cronulla car park for the demonstration and it quickly escalated into a riot.
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