Former One Nation Leader Loses Defamation Case Against Independent MP

Published on September 11, 2024

A Twitter post about Independent MP Alex Greenwich has cost former New South Wales (NSW) One Nation leader Mark Latham $140,000 (US$93,200) in damages after a court rejected both lines of defence. Latham, now an independent MP in the NSW upper house, also repeated the comments in several interviews. Greenwich launched proceedings last year after Latham posted a highly graphic and offensive comment on Twitter, now X, on March 30. Earlier, Latham had spoken at an event about what he called “religious freedom, parental rights, school education, and protecting [non-government] schools from Alphabet Activism.” About 15 LGBT protesters outside the event were reportedly confronted by violent counter-protesters, leading Latham to accuse Greenwich in a subsequent interview of instigating a violent protest....

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