Defence Force repeatedly offered to help Victoria with hotel quarantine: Minister

The Australian Defence Force repeatedly offered to assist Victoria establish and maintain quarantine arrangements for returned travellers but was told by the Andrews government its help was not needed, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has revealed.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews appears before the public accounts and estimates committee on Tuesday.Mr Andrews told a hearing of the public accounts and estimates committee on Tuesday morning that the ADF did not offer any support to Victoria’s hotel quarantine regime."It's been provided in limited circumstances in NSW, not to provide security as such but to provide transportation from the airport to hotels.

"Following the Prime Minister’s offer on March 27, 2020 for ADF support to states and territories with the new mandatory 14-day quarantine period for international arrivals, the ADF discussed requirements with relevant state and territory authorities," Senator Reynolds said.

Melbchief So? Was it illegal to use private security guards? That is their job

Melbchief Another load of twaddle from Chip Le Grand

Melbchief Fake news

Melbchief Had Dan lied to the commission?

Melbchief What a misleading headline and what a perfect stab from a so-called independent news outlet. ThisisNotJournalism IStandWithDan

Melbchief even the army boss is against the premier musTbe LIBERAL

Melbchief DanielAndrewsMP ; thoughts? Comments? Answers?

Melbchief And of course we can all be absolutely confident that no members of the ADF would have slept with the people quarantining in hotels.

Melbchief I think Victorian need ask Andrew government resign .. otherwise your guys are keeping going dying ..

Melbchief Note that it refers to the Defence For e and the Minister ... but someone is conspicuously absent ... 🤔

Melbchief I would have thought that Army can’t offer help to a State. It comes under Federal control.

Melbchief 🤔

Melbchief The request was from Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner, Andrew Crisp, not the Premier nor anyone in his government.

Melbchief Another blatant lie by Andrews.

Melbchief

Melbchief Bloody hell I don’t know why Victoria ( or NSW ) are holding an inquiry in the middle of a pandemic ..aren’t inquiries meant to be after the pandemic . This is politics at its worst . We have a job to do and this is distraction from more important jobs . COVID19Aus

Melbchief 🤣🤣 DanielAndrewsMP their is no escape from ADF efficiency... cough up the truth already

Melbchief Ooooopppppsssss.

Melbchief Andrew's pants on fire?

Melbchief Andrews head on a platter is required.

Melbchief Typical behaviour of the controller.

Melbchief Gold. Nail in coffin. ResignDanielAndrews

Melbchief A release of an email would settle this very quickly. CoronaVirusUpdate auspol DanielAndrews lockdown2020 Victoria needs to move forward and the speed hump is the Premier. 99% people in lockdown due failure after failure and denials.

Melbchief 'repeatedly' ... sure.

Melbchief 'Senator Reynolds said the ADF helped with compliance at quarantine hotels in Queensland and NSW.' But not WA or SA, where there were zero outbreaks from quarantine. The Commonwealth could have insisted ADF be used by invoking its quarantine power under the Constitution.

Melbchief Why are you carrying on as if pple in quarantine are enemy combatants and prisoners, what the fuck is wrong with you.

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