Breaking: Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement

ABC Australia Thursday 30 July 2026, 05:06 UTC By Richard Willingham 1 min read

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Breaking: Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement By Victorian state political reporter Richard Willingham Posted Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 3:06pm , updatedThu 30 Jul 2026 at 3:12pm Two Victorian Labor ministers have announced they will not recontest their seat at the upcoming November election. Harriet Shing, who is a senior government minister and close ally of Jacinta Allan, and Lily D'Ambrosio announced their retirement from politics on Thursday, stepping down from cabinet. Health minister Ms Shing was first elected in 2014 but informed new premier Ben Carroll that she would not be seeking re-election this November. It follows the resignation of former premier Jacinta Allan on Tuesday. Loading

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Breaking: Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement

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