Overview
- NCAT’s Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division, which ruled Thursday, found a series of Mark Latham’s tweets and quoted remarks amounted to unlawful homosexual vilification and sexual harassment.
- The tribunal ordered Latham to pay $100,000, delete vilifying posts within 24 hours, stop repeating the conduct, and cover Alex Greenwich’s legal costs.
- Tribunal members said Latham’s remarks used crude, explicit language that could incite hatred or severe ridicule, and evidence showed Greenwich suffered severe psychological harm and sustained abuse after the 2023 tweet.
- The panel also found that quotes Latham gave to The Daily Telegraph implied grooming and conflated homosexuality with paedophilia, creating a real risk of hatred or serious contempt toward Greenwich.
- A separate Federal Court ruling has already found the 2023 tweet defamatory, and Latham is appealing while Greenwich seeks higher damages in a cross‑appeal.