The former NSW One Nation leader made an explicit, defamatory tweet about Greenwich in March 2023, with the independent MP launching legal proceedings shortly afterwards.
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 NSW MP Alex Greenwich and conveyed the meaning that he "engages in disgusting sexual activities", the court was told.
Justice David O'Callaghan ruled the comments made to the Daily Telegraph were not defamatory. During a two-day trial in June, the judge heard Greenwich was subjected to a torrent of homophobic abuse from people on social media following Latham's post, while Greenwich's standing with those sympathetic to him was lowered. In his defence, Latham claimed the post was his honest opinion and a response to provocation started by Greenwich.
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