Jill Hennessy has been a Labor Party Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since February 2010, representing the seat of Altona. She was minister for health in the Daniel Andrews ministry from December 2014 to November 2018, and was attorney-general from November 2018 to December 2020—the second female attorney-general in Victoria’s history. On 16 December 2020, she announced she would step down from the role of attorney-general, effective immediately, to spend more time with her family, but would stay in parliament and recontest her seat at the next federal election. Hennessy graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. She also holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne. In 2016, she was awarded the Thornett Award for Promotion of Reason by the Australian Skeptics, for ‘courageously facing down those who misrepresent and mislead the public in their promotion of dodgy medical claims and practices’.
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Diana Thorp at the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell, ACT, Australia
As part of the Australian War Memorial author talks series, Diana Thorp will talk about her book Code of Silence: How Australian Women helped Win the War. She will share...
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Words in Winter: Fed Up and Fighting Back with Lucy Ridge and Tammi Jonas
Daylesford Town Hall
76/78 Vincent St, Daylesford, VIC, Australia
What happens when women walk away from broken systems and start building their own? Lucy Ridge was a chef burned out by the misogyny, long hours and barked orders of commercial...
$18
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The Future, Interrupted: An Innovation Week Special with Richard King
Melbourne Connect - Science Gallery Melbourne - SGM Theatre
Level G, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Exploring how we imagine the future, how technology shapes our lives, & how the choices we make today influence the world we build tomorro2. This special event explores how we...
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Book Launch: 50 Years/50 Works
MUMA
900 Dandenong Rd (building F), Caulifield, VIC, Australia
MUMA hosts a relay of talks to celebrate the launch of 50 Years/50 Works: A MUMA Collection Index. MUMA hosts a relay of talks to celebrate the launch of 50...
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Sonia Orchard at Readings SLV
Readings State Library Victoria
285 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join Sonia Orchard for a conversation with journalist and author Louise Milligan, about her new book, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children, the latest in our In the National...
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Diana Thorp at the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell, ACT, AustraliaAs part of the Australian War Memorial author talks series, Diana Thorp will talk about her book Code of Silence: How Australian Women helped Win the War. She will share...
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Words in Winter: Fed Up and Fighting Back with Lucy Ridge and Tammi Jonas
Daylesford Town Hall 76/78 Vincent St, Daylesford, VIC, AustraliaWhat happens when women walk away from broken systems and start building their own? Lucy Ridge was a chef burned out by the misogyny, long hours and barked orders of commercial...
$18 -
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The Future, Interrupted: An Innovation Week Special with Richard King
Melbourne Connect - Science Gallery Melbourne - SGM Theatre Level G, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaExploring how we imagine the future, how technology shapes our lives, & how the choices we make today influence the world we build tomorro2. This special event explores how we...
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Book Launch: 50 Years/50 Works
MUMA 900 Dandenong Rd (building F), Caulifield, VIC, AustraliaMUMA hosts a relay of talks to celebrate the launch of 50 Years/50 Works: A MUMA Collection Index. MUMA hosts a relay of talks to celebrate the launch of 50...
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Sonia Orchard at Readings SLV
Readings State Library Victoria 285 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin Sonia Orchard for a conversation with journalist and author Louise Milligan, about her new book, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children, the latest in our In the National...
