Newspaper headline writers had a lot of fun when Victorian Opposition leader
Matthew Guy was caught in a seafood restaurant with mafia godfather Antonio
Madafferi and several other alleged crime figures.
"LOBSTER WITH A MOBSTER" was one they came up with...
That's alleged Melbourne Mafia boss Tony Madafferi on the left. Guy maintains
he did not know(!) he would be dining with Mr Madafferi at the meal hosted by
Liberal Party member and AUSVEG executive Frank Lamattina at the Lobster Cave
in Melbourne suburban Beaumaris in April 2017.
Liberal Barrie Macmillan resigned from Dunkley and Hastings branch positions
shortly after being caught on tape conspiring to funnel undisclosed donations
from Madafferi and three relatives into Liberal party coffers after the dinner.
Should Mathew Guy have been forced to quit, considering his apparent
association with known crime bosses?
Would Victorians want him as their Premier in November? I wouldn't.