Police clear Matthew Guy of assault allegation; he demands apology from colleague

In the corridors of Victoria's parliament, a closed police investigation has left behind something harder to resolve than a legal question: the residue of accusation itself. Liberal MP Matthew Guy was cleared of an assault allegation made by his colleague Moira Deeming after CCTV evidence found no offence had occurred, yet the episode has exposed the fragility of reputation in political life — where the charge, once made, reshapes the landscape regardless of the verdict. Five months before an election, the Liberal party finds itself navigating not just the facts of the matter, but the deeper h