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.

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".

As well as damages, the right-wing independent MP was also ordered by the Federal Court to pay an estimated $400,000 which covered a large portion of Mr Greenwich's legal costs.

The former One Nation state leader has appealed, seeking to toss the award of damages and findings that the tweet was defamatory.

Mr Greenwich has also filed his own appeal, seeking m

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