Alex Greenwich to begin defamation action against Mark Latham over homophobic tweet

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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