A homophobic tweet by former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham unleashed an “utterly hateful torrent of abuse and vitriol”, including death threats against Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, which left him fearing for his safety, a court has heard.
Counsel for independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich has raised concerns about livestreaming the trial in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham after witnessing the “astonishing” and “very disturbing” social media commentary during the Bruce Lehrmann trial.
Independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich and politician Mark Latham have failed to resolve their defamation stoush out of court over a “notorious” homophobic tweet by the NSW One Nation leader.
Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, who is suing politician Mark Latham over a homophobic social media post, claims the One Nation NSW leader’s defence has aggravated his damages by relying on a “disgraceful” gay stereotype.
One Nation’s NSW leader Mark Latham has responded to a defamation case by Alex Greenwich by claiming his homophobic tweet was an honest opinion and improved, rather than damaged, the independent Sydney MP’s reputation.
Independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich is preparing to bring a defamation case against One Nation’s NSW leader, Mark Latham, after he published a homophobic post on Twitter last month.