98 He also said that Mr Greenwich changed his routine and commenced getting up earlier in the morning, saying words to the effect, "I just want to start my day in peace and quiet and not talk to anyone about Latham".
99 Mr Greenwich read The Daily Telegraph article to Mr Hoeld. Mr Hoeld described the effect of the article (which contained the DT quotes) as effectively compounding Mr Greenwich's pain. He said that, he "could see that Alex was even more shaken, distressed, and withdrawn" than he was after the primary tweet.
100 After the publication of the matters complained of, Mr Greenwich and Mr Hoeld started to get out of Sydney as much as possible, and during an overseas holiday in mid-2023, Mr Greenwich told Mr Hoeld, "It's been nice not being called a groomer or paedophile for a whole week".
101 During the same holiday, Mr Hoeld deposed that Mr Greenwich told him that he was questioning whether he ought to continue in his political role.
Senator Hanson-Young
102 Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is a Senator for South Australia in the Parliament of Australia. She is a member of the Australian Greens political party and was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
103 She deposed that she has known Mr Greenwich for approximately 15 years and is a close friend.
104 Relevantly, she deposed as follows:
On about 3 May 2023, I met up with Alex for dinner in Sydney. I recall that the conversation over dinner was largely consumed by discussion about Mark Latham's publications and the impact it was having on Alex and his family.
During the dinner, I observed that Alex appeared visibly upset. He was subdued and was not his normal outgoing, happy self. I don't recall the exact words said, but I understood from our conversation that, as I had feared, Alex had become the subject of intense abuse, bullying, and threats from the public, including communications sent to him and his Electorate Office staff and online. I felt horrible that Alex was subject to this vitriol and that his personal life was being targeted. I also understood from our conversation that Alex was very upset about the impact on his husband, Victor.
Since 3 May 2023 Alex and I have had regular catch up[s] because we are close friends. We have spoken a lot about this incident many times. But the impact on Alex of Mr Latham's publications is evident to me on each occasion I see Alex. My observation of Alex's discussions with me is that Alex feels under attack because he has been abused and harassed on social media, significantly, since the Primary Tweet and his electorate office has been sent a barrage of hate mail, hateful emails and hateful phone calls. Alex has often said to me that he feels that Mr Latham's conduct in publishing the Primary Tweet - and making follow up comments about the contents of the Primary
