Victorian Health Minister JillHennessyMP says she will hold herself accountable for any mistakes made going forward in her new position.
Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy says she will hold herself accountable for any mistakes made going forward in her new position. Ms Hennessy was appointed as the state’s health minister following the resignation of former health minister Jenny Mikakos.
When probed during the inquiry into Melbourne’s bungled hotel quarantine program – which was held responsible for Victoria’s deadly second wave - several officials in the Andrews government denied responsibility for choosing to use security guards. Asked whether she would be willing to accept responsibility for any mistakes moving forward, Ms Hennessey said she was ultimately accountable and didn’t “shy from my responsibilities”.
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