Independent Alex Greenwich does ‘not intend to engage’ with One Nation MP’s comment aimed at him, but others spring to his defence
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The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, says she was left “physically sickened” by comments from Mark Latham about the sexuality of fellow state MP Alex Greenwich, and has demanded he apologise.
Latham, the NSW One Nation leader, made the comments on Twitter on Thursday morning in response to an article in which Greenwich called Latham “a disgusting human being”. The article was about LGBTQ+ protesters being targeted outside an event Latham spoke at earlier this month.
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Continue reading…Independent Alex Greenwich does ‘not intend to engage’ with One Nation MP’s comment aimed at him, but others spring to his defenceFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, says she was left “physically sickened” by comments from Mark Latham about the sexuality of fellow state MP Alex Greenwich, and has demanded he apologise.Latham, the NSW One Nation leader, made the comments on Twitter on Thursday morning in response to an article in which Greenwich called Latham “a disgusting human being”. The article was about LGBTQ+ protesters being targeted outside an event Latham spoke at earlier this month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…