Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
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The Sydney Morning Herald's corrections and
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the long-running mystery of what Jacinda Ardern is doing in Australia has an answer.
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Ardern → run → answer
The former New Zealand leader has been appointed a “professor of practice” by the University of Sydney, hired to give masterclasses and mentor on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust.
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leader → appoint → leadership
The announcement goes some way to answering intrigue about the former head of government, whose life in Sydney has been a source of speculation since she bought a $5.3 million home on Sydney’s northern beaches.
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she → go → beaches
Joining the University of Sydney’s faculty of medicine and health from this month, Ardern will engage with students, researchers and the wider community through guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring.
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Ardern → join → lectures
She will work closely with the Sydney Policy Lab and the office of the vice chancellor to develop new approaches to global and values-based leadership, as well as exploring new ways to address global health challenges centred on equity, inclusion and wellbeing.
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She → work → equity
She is not the first former politician to dabble in academia.
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She → dabble → academia
In 2013, Julia Gillard was appointed honorary professor at the University of Adelaide, while New Zealand deputy prime minister Grant Robertson crossed into senior university leadership after retiring from politics as the vice chancellor of the University of Otago.
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Robertson → appoint → Otago
Since leaving office, Ardern has taken up dual fellowship roles at Harvard University and the University of Oxford, lecturing on the dangers of treating politics as a binary choice.
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Ardern → leave → choice
She continues to work on eliminating violent extremism and terrorism online and the development of safe, people-centred AI.
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She → continue → AI
Ardern said she was looking forward to working alongside students and the university to share experiences and develop ways to better serve communities and solve issues.
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she → say → issues
“I’ve found myself especially focused on the question of leadership since leaving office – and how we can better support and encourage the kind of leadership needed to tackle our many global challenges,” Ardern said in a statement.
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Ardern → find → statement
Ardern became prime minister in 2017, aged 37, and led New Zealand through several national tragedies including the Christchurch terrorist attacks, the Whakaari volcanic eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ardern → become → attacks
During her tenure, Ardern was internationally recognised as a progressive leader who emphasised empathy and kindness and was once described as “the world’s anti-Trump”.
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who → recognise → Trump
Her decision to step down in 2023 stunned the world.
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decision → step → world
Vice Chancellor Professor Mark Scott said in a statement he had long admired Ardern’s “courage and humility” and said she would enrich the university’s work in public health and public policy.
“Dame Jacinda led New Zealand through events of profound consequence and her leadership demonstrated that empathy and resolve do not compete with one another; each can strengthen the other,” Scott said.
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Scott → say → other
“The opportunity to learn from Dame Jacinda is exceptional.
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opportunity → learn → Jacinda
They will meet not only a former prime minister, but a thoughtful teacher with a great deal to share about public leadership and service.
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They → meet → leadership
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