Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy quits ministry to spend more time with family

Jill Hennessy has announced she will step down from her role as Victorian Attorney-General, effective immediately, to spend more time with her family.

Ms Hennessy said she would continue to represent the Altona district, and would recontest the 2022 state election.

She said this year had prompted many Victorians to think about what was important to them, and she needed a “new normal” for the challenges in the next period of her life.

Ms Hennessy said politics could be hard on families and hers was…