The cult of Antony Catalano is coming crashing down
Accused of assaulting his wife Stefanie, the businessman – once dubbed Mr Property – has gone into rehab. The survival of his empire hangs in the balance.
Antony Catalano rose from the newsroom at The Age to run several major media businesses. Bethany Rae
Antony Catalano most assuredly had not had too much to drink when he pulled up to the booze bus as he drove out of Melbourne CBD on a Tuesday night in mid-October, 2012. Or at least, that’s what he told the waiting police officers – before faking a heart attack.
He had only had one beer and half a glass of liquor at a Chinese restaurant, he said, as his wife Stefanie sat in the passenger seat. He blew a blood alcohol level of 0.09, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.05.
Sam Buckingham-JonesMedia, marketing and telecommunications reporterSam Buckingham-Jones is the media, marketing and telecommunications reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Send tips about the media and the telco sectors via encrypted messaging platform Signal (@samebjones.18) or email. Email Sam at sam.buckinghamjones@afr.com
