PoliticsFederalCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleVictoria got ADF quarantine offer in AprilHannah WoottonColumnistSep 15, 2020 – 2.02pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginVictoria's most senior public servant was offered assistance from the Australian Defence Force to guard quarantine hotels as early as April, contradicting Premier Daniel Andrews' repeated claims otherwise.A federal government statement tendered to the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry revealed Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary, Phil Gaetjens, emailed his Victorian counterpart Chris Eccles offering help on April 8.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicDaniel AndrewsEmergency servicesIllnessLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsLife & LeisureAston Martin’s handsome new SUV is the best of both worlds57 mins agoTony DavisHow doing it like the 1pc rekindled my love of skiingA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersRich ListBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions