The Sydney Morning Herald | Mark Latham's 'extraordinary' defamation defence thrown out The Sydney Morning Herald A Federal Court judge has thrown out former Labor leader Mark Latham's written defence to a defamation claim brought against him by journalist and former Greens candidate Osman Faruqi, describing the document as "extraordinary" and labelling parts of ... Mark Latham's defence in Osman Faruqi defamation case struck out Mark Latham's 'scandalous' defence in Osman Faruqi defamation case thrown out Mark Latham's 'extraordinary' defence in Osman Faruqi defamation case struck out |