A police complaint has been lodged after a Liberal Upper House MP alleging they were ‘headlocked’ by a fellow Senior Liberal MP during a community event in Melbourne’s west, The Australia Today can reveal.
The alleged incident is understood to have taken place at the Reception Centre in Sunshine on 23 May 2026, during a community dinner attended by several Liberal figures and community members.
Victoria Police confirmed the matter was reported to them on 16 June.
A police spokesperson told ABC, “The investigation into the incident remains ongoing, and police believe the people involved are known to each other.”
Before lodging the police complaint, the Liberal Upper House MP is understood to have approached the office of Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson with the allegation that a senior Liberal MP had ‘headlocked’ them at a community event in the last week of May.
The Australia Today is given to understand that Ms Wilson’s office later met with the accused MP regarding the allegation.
In the meeting, the senior Liberal MP has strongly denied the allegation, describing it as “fabricated”.
In their defence, the accused senior MP is understood to have obtained CCTV footage from the reception centre. Sources familiar with the footage say there were 38 working cameras at the venue, recording more than three hours of footage from the time both MPs entered the building until they left for the night.
The Australia Today did not see any evidence of the alleged assault visible in the provided footage.
The Australia Today has been told that both Victoria Police and Ms Wilson’s office were informed that the alleged assault occurred at about 8.33 pm. However, the CCTV footage shows that at that time, both the accused MP and the Liberal Upper House MP can be seen sitting at the same table with no conflict.
A witness who was present at the next table told The Australia Today they did not see any such incident during the time they were at the community event.
“I was there at the next table, and nothing like this happened while I was there,” the witness said.
The police complaint has triggered another internal crisis for the Victorian Liberal Party, just months before the November state election and during Ms Wilson’s attempt to present the Coalition as a united alternative government.
The allegation has prompted high-level discussions within the party and comes at a politically sensitive time for Ms Wilson, who has begun a five-week tour of Victoria to campaign on Labor’s record on debt, infrastructure blowouts and community safety.
Recent polling has shown declining support for the Allan Labor Government, giving the Coalition an opportunity to sharpen its election pitch. But senior party figures fear renewed internal conflict could distract from that message and push voters towards minor parties and independents.
Australia Today reached out to both MPs. Neither MP at the centre of the complaint is willing to come out publicly.
Victoria Police inquiries are continuing.
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