Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation

<p>Victorian Liberal MP says interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confused </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/28/australia-news-live-sunday-nsw-shark-spotting-drones-politics-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the “technical meaning of the term ‘headlock’”, but will not apologise to her colleague Matthew Guy over the allegation he assaulted her.</p><p>Last week it was revealed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/25/victorian-liberal-mp-assault-allegation-ntwnfb">Deeming had in June reported to police</a> that Guy, the opposition’s public transport spokesperson, had assaulted her at a Macedonian community event in Sunshine, Melbourne in May.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/29/moira-deeming-matthew-guy-assault-allegation-headlock-misunderstanding-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>