Antony Catalano has been replaced by his son on the board of media company, 20 Cashews.
The move comes just two months after the media mogul was charged with allegedly assaulting, choking and threatening to kill his wife during an incident in Melbourne in March 2026.
The Australian reports that “documents lodged with ASIC on Wednesday reveal that Jordan Catalano, 35, has replaced his 59-year-old father as a director of 20 Cashews, the holding company for Australian Community Media.”
Jordan Catalano is Antony’s eldest son. The Australian says “there is no suggestion that Catalano senior – who is currently on bail – intends to sell his shares in 20 Cashews.”
Catalano co-owns several outlets with Alex Waislitz under 20 Cashews, including The Canberra Times, Illawarra Mercury, Daily Advertiser in Wagga Wagga, The Newcastle Herald and The Border Mail in Albury/Wodonga.
On Monday, the ABC reported that Catalano’s defence lawyer, Tony Hargreaves, asked a magistrate to excuse his client “from attending court in person because of a “throng” of media who had turned up to cover his case.”
Hargreaves asserted that the “prospect of his client being photographed and filmed was ‘potentially detrimental to his mental health’.”
Magistrate Nahrain Warda granted the exemption and Catalano attended via video link.
The case was adjourned until June 2.
Antony Catalano faces eight charges
Court documents claim on that March 13 this year Antony assaulted his wife Stefanie “with a weapon being a clothing iron” and threatened to kill her “by stabbing her to death”.
Catalano issued a public statement acknowledging the allegations, admitting he was “deeply ashamed”.
At the time, a spokesman for ACM told The Australian, “Antony Catalano may have a shareholding in ACM but he is not a custodian of its culture, and never will be.
“We will not allow the integrity of our journalism and the reputations of our journalists to be tarnished by the behaviour of one individual who has no operational role.”
Catalano was placed on a six-month leave of absence in March, a time during which he he underwent treatment for medical issues.
In April, Mediaweek reported that ACM’s board and executives backed a vote of no confidence in Catalano, with staff stating he “undermines the trust of the communities we live and work in”.
Also in April, MW reported that filings to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) from 20 Cashews showed that ACM posted a $30m drop in revenue and a net loss after tax of $7.9m for the 2025 financial year.
This is after a comparatively smaller loss in 2024 of $2.5m.
ACM director Peter Landos explained the rise in losses are due to “the impact of ongoing investment in group companies.”
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