Jenny Mikakos was the minister nominally responsible for Victoria's hotel quarantine program. So why wasn't she told anything about it?
Two key government ministers have pointed the finger at the Health Department,saying it was in charge of Victoria's ill-fated hotel quarantine program.
Senior Andrews government ministers have admitted they had little or no knowledge of key decisions about the ill-fated hotel quarantine program until after they were made.
Police Minister Lisa Neville and Jobs Minister Martin Pakula were not consulted about Victoria's hotel quarantine. Nor did they seek to find out.
Health Department boss Kym Peake failed to tell her minister,Jenny Mikakos,about serious welfare concerns held by Victoria's three most senior health experts over the disastrous hotel quarantine system.
Venue owners expect a post lockdown bumper holiday season and they're preparing now to keep it COVID-safe.
Leaked emails show the infection that started the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria came from a staff member in hotel quarantine.
Jobs Minister Martin Pakula used his appearance before a parliamentary committee to distance himself from the lapses in hotel quarantine.
Correspondence between government departments shows top government bureaucrats were concerned about the role of security guards in the program,requesting police be called in to replace them.
Martin Pakula says his appointing of a'good mate'and former Labor Party member to the Supreme Court was all above board.
Martin Pakula says he followed standard procedures when he nominated Steven James Moore to be appointed to the Supreme Court bench.