Victoria’s top public servant has told the inquiry into Melbourne’s botched hotel system while he remembers the offer of ADF assistance in the program, he cannot remember if he passed it on.
Department of Premier and Cabinet Secretary Chris Eccles fronted the inquiry on Monday, revealing he too could not remember whose decision it was to use private security guards to secure quarantine hotels.
Southbank Capital Chairman Francis Galbally, on Monday night, told Sky News host Peter Credlin both Premier Daniel Andrews and Mr Eccles should lose their jobs over the incident, particularly as Mr Eccles could not recall referring the offer of federal assistance to anyone. “That to me is a disgrace, that man, for a start, should be made to resign, Dan Andrews should sack him and Dan Andrews should resign,” Mr Galbally said.
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