Alex Greenwich to begin defamation action against Mark Latham over homophobic tweet
by Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#6BSD5)
Independent NSW MP asks lawyers to proceed after state's One Nation leader declines ultimatum to apologise
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New South Wales MP Alex Greenwich will launch defamation proceedings against Mark Latham after the state One Nation leader refused to publicly apologise for a homophobic tweet he posted in March.
The independent Sydney MP has also lodged a complaint of homosexual vilification and sexual harassment against Latham and a police complaint.
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