Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
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Lizz Gourley met Helen Haines only a handful of times.
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Gourley → meet → times
The meetings were what you might expect with a local MP in a regional town like Wangaratta: handshakes on election day, smiles at fundraisers for the local special abilities school.
But one moment, between two women and a four-week-old baby, eclipsed party politics and the business of campaigning.
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moment → expect → campaigning
Today, Ms Haines remains in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital, more than three days after she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Victoria’s north-east.
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she → remain → east
When Phil Haines shared news that his wife's heart and mind remained, but her second leg could not be saved, Ms Gourley was leaving a handwritten letter at her local MP's Wangaratta office.
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Gourley → share → office
She attached a photo of Ms Haines looking down at her four-week-old daughter Minnie, a moment captured less than a year earlier.
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Haines → attach → daughter
Dear Helen
It's hard to find the words to express how deeply sorry we all are for what has happened to you.
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what → find → you
What you have been subjected to is unfathomable, devastating and completely unacceptable.
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subjected → subject → What
It should never have happened.
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It → happen → ?
So many people, not only in the Wangaratta community, but Australia-wide, are standing by you, willing you on and holding you and your family in our hearts.
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people → stand → hearts
You are not alone in this fight; not now, not in the days ahead and not when the road gets difficult.
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road → get → days
I have never been an overly political person
I would be the first to admit that my knowledge of politics is limited.
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knowledge → admit → politics
But politics aside, I've always believed that regardless of background, beliefs, gender or religion, I am able to recognise a good person when I meet one.
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I → believe → one
I have met you on a handful of occasions, a couple of times at work and once at a voting station at Wereena Hall.
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I → meet → Hall
They were brief interactions, nothing out of the ordinary, and yet they left a lasting impression on me.
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they → leave → me
There was no pretence, no sense of someone playing a role, just a good woman who genuinely cared about the people around her.
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who → be → her
Since Monday, I have spent more time looking into your political career and the work you have done for our community.
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you → spend → community
What I have found only deepened my respect for you.
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found → find → you
Your fight is only at the beginning
I hope you never underestimate the strength you already possess.
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you → hope → strength
You have spent so much of your life showing up for others and advocating for people in your community.
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You → spend → community
Now, I hope you can feel the same community showing up and advocating for you.
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community → hope → you
A friend and a colleague, as much as you are a human who deserves safety and peace
This is a photo of you with my daughter, Minnie, who was only four weeks old at the time.
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who → deserve → time
I have thought about this moment a lot this week.
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I → think → moment
It was never a photo opportunity or political moment for you: simply a genuine interaction between two women, while we chatted about babies and midwifery.
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we → chat → babies
You have spent so much of your life showing up for others.
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You → spend → others
Now we are showing up for you.
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we → show → you
Her four-year-old son Roy and daughter Minnie decorated cards they left at Ms Haines's office on Wednesday night.
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they → decorate → night
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