Jill Hennessy Stepping Down as Victoria’s Attorney-General

Jill Hennessy enters the Victorian parliament house in Melbourne, Australia, on April 23, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Jill Hennessy has announced she will immediately step down from her role as Victoria’s Attorney-General but intends to contest the next state election.

Hennessy, who took on the role in 2018, said she had decided to leave the Victorian cabinet for family reasons.