bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ pˈɑːlətˌɪks, sˈʌtʃ wʌzɐ tˈiːtʃɚ slˈæʃ lˈɛktʃɚɹɚ ænd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚɹ ɪnðə fˈiːldz ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ænd ðɪ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt, æt wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
Before entering politics, Such was a teacher/lecturer and researcher in the fields of politics, economics and the environment, at what is now the University of South Australia.