前劳工领袖Mark Latham面临140,000美元的诽谤判决, Former Labor leader Mark Latham faces $140,000 defamation judgment for homophobic tweet.

前劳工党领袖Mark Latham拒绝为针对新南威尔士州国会议员Alex Greenwich的仇视同性恋的推特道歉, 导致一场诽谤诉讼, Mark Latham, a former Labor leader, refused to apologize for a homophobic tweet targeting NSW MP Alex Greenwich, leading to a defamation lawsuit where Greenwich was awarded $140,000 in damages. Latham的律师争辩说,道歉可能会在政治上造成损害,而Greenwich的团队则寻求全部法律费用。 Latham's lawyers argued that an apology could be politically damaging, while Greenwich's team sought full legal costs. 法官将在稍后日期决定是否支付法律费用。 The judge will decide on the payment of legal fees at a later date.