ACM staff pass vote of no confidence in Catalano after assault charges

Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 18-Mar-26

Australian Community Media held an all-company meeting yesterday afternoon, in the wake of assault charges against joint owner Antony Catalano. Sources have indicated that 30 employees voted in favour of a motion of ‘no confidence’ in Catalano, although only 49 people voted. ACM employees had attended a town hall meeting on Monday, with MD Tony Kendall stressing that Catalano has "almost no involvement" in the regional newspaper publisher’s day-to-day operations; he added that the allegations will not affect the company or force it to be sold. Catalano and Alex Waislitz bought ACM from Nine Entertainment Company in 2019 for $125m.

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