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Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham will try overturn $140,000 in damages over a defamatory tweet claiming an independent MP and LGBTQI advocate engaged in "disgusting" sex acts.

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Expand assisted dying bill to help those with Parkinson’s, MPs to hear

Former judge who has Parkinson’s says end-of-life suffering for patients can be ‘intolerable’, in argument for England and Wales bill to be expanded

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Latham fights for right to repeat 'disgusting' MP claim

A court has been asked to permanently restrain Mark Latham from again uttering a defamatory and sexually explicit remark about a political rival.

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Moira Deeming’s defamation win shows nobody can play fast and loose with language – not even politicians

It has been a busy year for defamation lawyers. There has been a mixed bag of outcomes, too.

The Conversation

'Missing step' bridged with major Sydney concert venue

Proposals for redeveloping a key entertainment precinct in central Sydney will be considered, including plans for a new live performance venue.

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NSW Finally Passes Bill Allowing Trans People To Change Birth Certificates Without Surgery

“The passing of this bill today makes New South Wales a safer and more inclusive place for more people.”

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LGBTQI protections bolstered, but not completely

Wide-ranging reforms for LGBTQI people in NSW are a watershed moment, but campaigners say there is more work to be done.

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New South Wales parliament passes bill to strengthen LGBTQ+ rights

Equality bill allows transgender people to have their sex changed on their birth certificates without surgery

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MP breaks party ranks on transgender birth certificates

A NSW Liberal MP has broken with ranks and accused her leaders of fearmongering over laws that make it easier for transgender people modify birth certificates.

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Minns backs LGBTQ+ reforms but students and teachers at religious schools could still face discrimination

Independent Alex Greenwich says ‘heartbreaking’ to lose his proposed laws governing treatment of gay students and teachers but ‘it’s not over’

The Guardian - AU

Gay teachers left exposed to ensure equality laws pass

A bill to enable LGBTQI people to be treated equally under many laws for the first time will be stripped of some protections after faith-based pushback.

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Alex Greenwich’s defamation win against Mark Latham shows political spite is not above the law

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has been awarded $140,000 in his defamation suit against One Nation New South Wales leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet.

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Afternoon Update: a contentious Harris v Trump debate; fiery confrontations at weapons expo protest; and Raygun tops world rankings

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have sparred in a contentious US presidential debate

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Alex Greenwich wins defamation case against Mark Latham, hopes it will end ‘Trump-style attacks’ in politics

Greenwich was awarded $140,000 in damages in the defamation action against Latham after the former federal Labor leader posted a tweet on 30 March 2023

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'Trump-style' Latham defamed MP with explicit tweet

A tweet by controversial politician Mark Latham suggesting a political rival engages in "disgusting" sex acts has been deemed defamatory by the Federal Court.

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Robert Irwin wanted to sue One Nation for using his likeness. We don’t really have laws for that

Robert Irwin, son of Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, recently threatened to sue a video production company if they didn’t take down an episode in One Nation’s “Please Explain” animated video series. It depicted him – together with canine sidekick Bluey – spruiking the virtues of Queensland as they crumble around…

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New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality

New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization

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Latham turned down $20k offer to avoid defamation case

Political firebrand Mark Latham refused to pay $20,000 to an MP who has sued for defamation after a graphic tweet unleashed a flood of abuse.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: police apology to stolen generations; ABC reveals Phillip Adams’s replacement; and the first millennial saint

Apology part of series of commitments made by Victoria police after state’s truth-telling inquiry

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Mark Latham’s homophobic tweet whipped up ‘frenzy’ of abuse towards Alex Greenwich, defamation trial told

Independent MP received voicemails telling him to kill himself and emails labelling him an ‘abomination of nature’, NSW court hears

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Death threats, slurs: MP's Latham tweet-fuelled abuse

A vulgar post by Mark Latham turned a gay MP into a caricature, causing people to send offensive and threatening messages to his office, a judge has heard.

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Mark Latham’s comments ‘offensive and vulgar’ but did not harm Alex Greenwich’s reputation, defamation trial hears

Former NSW One Nation leader’s barrister argues homophobic tweet may have hurt Alex Greenwich but ‘it didn’t wound his reputation’

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'Crass, vulgar' Latham tweet did not target MP: lawyer

A crass, vulgar and offensive tweet by Mark Latham was merely about homosexual sex and did not specifically target a state MP, his lawyers have said.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Taylor and Dutton at odds on migration; ‘Diddy’ faces new lawsuit; and Kiwi fined for trying to ‘body slam’ an orca

Shadow treasurer says Coalition will seek to cut net migration by 25% over three years

The Guardian - AU

Alex Greenwich thought of quitting politics after homophobic comments by Mark Latham, defamation trial hears

Independent NSW MP’s office staff had to be taught how to handle suspicious mail amid a ‘torrent of hate’, his lawyer tells court

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