Mark Latham is seeking to overturn the award of damages and findings that his tweet was defamatory. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS

A $140,000 damages bill for a tweet by political outsider Mark Latham was not enough, a rival MP is due to tell an appeal court.

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NSW independent MP Alex Greenwich was awarded the sum in September 2024 over the defamatory post sent days after the 2023 state election.

The tweet described the openly gay politician engaging in explicit sex acts and came as a response to Mr Greenwich describing Mr Latham as a "disgusting human being".

Alex Greenwich and

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