An explicit tweet sent by then-NSW One Nation head Mark Latham has been ruled defamatory, with the Federal Court ordering he pay $140,000 in damages.
The tweet stemmed from a heated online argument with independent state MP Alex Greenwich and conveyed the meaning that he "engages in disgusting sexual activities", the court was told.
Today, the court ordered Latham pay Greenwich $100,000 in damages for non-economic loss and a further $40,000 in aggravated damages. He has admitted the tweet was crass, offensive and vulgar but denied it defamed the independent MP or ruined his reputation.
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