Shaun Gath
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Shaun Gath
@ShaunCGath
Ex-CEO of Australia's private health insurance regulator. Governance and health regulatory consultant (Tweet on PHI, health, law, politics and life stuff).🇨🇵❤
Canberra, Australian Capital T Katılım Temmuz 2009
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Prediction: special leave … not granted. Then it’ll be a final goodbye to this contemptible piece of human wreckage. abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…
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So, in the next few hours, we will find out whether or not #Trump will become a major war criminal.
It's potentially an exceptionally ugly moment in world history.
What does seem clear is that, either way, Iran will not do his bidding. My question:
#AreAmericansOkayWithThis?
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Spot on. Trump will shortly be facing his worst or best moment as president. My money is on worst. This lunatic would rather trash the world economy than admit he was even a tiny bit wrong. smh.com.au/business/marke…
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Why are the #CanberraRaiders struggling?
My tuppence:
- Back three. High ball catching has been horrible.
- Halfback. Fogarty’s a big loss. Sanders is a good defender but his kicking game is not hurting oppositions.
- Forwards. Offloading, esp front rowers (so good in ‘25) 💩
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This blather about continuing the war and pounding #Iran back into the Stone Age is designed to dishearten Iranians. There’s no way #Trump can afford (politically or economically) to go on for more weeks. Unfortunately for him, Iran doesn’t care at all.
smh.com.au/world/middle-e…
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Always? I worked for this firm (so named) for about 3 weeks at the end of 1986. A scion of establishment Melbourne. On 1 Jan 87, it changed … never to be seen again.
Almost 40 years later it’s back. Whiplash might be a better word!
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Zero surprises there. Paraphrasing: "We're in favour of transparency as a concept. We're not, however, in favour of effective transparency, especially if it could impact the fees we can charge."
In summary: Dox are gonna fight this like hell.
racgp.org.au/advocacy/repor…
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An age old battle. Who gets to control the information of government? In this area, I’m with the Roundheads. Parliamentary supremacy over the executive was pretty clearly resolved, as I recall, in 1649. That’s our system even if it is sometimes uncomfortable for ministers.
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Trump says he’s ready to decamp without resolving the Strait of #Hormuz issue. Obviously an #AprilFoolsDay prank … or a pathetic admission that Iran can’t be beaten without a massive cost in US lives. So Iran wins and the wreckage is huge. It’s on him.
smh.com.au/business/marke…
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Canberra’s best #HCBs? Solidly in the running again this year are Danny’s beauties from @bakerydannys in #Narrabundah. They’re so big gotta cut ‘em in three! #KenBehrens 😋🐰
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Reality check. Will 20+ percent of Australians cancel/downgrade their cover tomorrow? No.
Is this reporting nuts? Yes. 9news.com.au/national/healt…
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Right wing media: “This reckless spending must stop!” (Apparently, screw the single mums trying to survive on a low wage is ok).
This measure will partially restore normal spending behaviour in our shops and tourism destinations.
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-3… via @ABCaustralia
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Spot on. Trump will shortly be facing his worst or best moment as president. My money is on worst.
This lunatic would rather trash the world economy than admit he was even a tiny bit wrong.
smh.com.au/business/marke…
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Is that an actual palm tree shimmering in the distance over the infinite and dry sand dunes? .. or just another mirage sent to test us? It’s been so long most Canberrans have forgotten that #bulk-billing’s actually a thing for many of their countrymen. 🌴
canberradaily.com.au/new-bulk-billi…
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Hooray! Finally, a prominent article advocating thoughtful use of privatehealth.gov.au to rightsize coverage and, if necessary - using our excellent portability rules - move to a different fund. It ain’t “churn”, it’s being a sensible consumer! Do it! smh.com.au/money/planning…
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Oh, and Gulf States: the real casualties of this idiotic war. Their entire operating model has been shredded. They’ll never be seen as safe again and capital will run away. They’ll still be in the oil business, however, but (until they build new pipes) paying tolls to Iran.
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Okay, 4+ weeks in, this is how it ends … Israel: delirious that the US has done its dirty work and provided cover for an invasion of Lebanon US: humiliated and ultimately ineffective Iran: bruised but with a new sense of mission … and a permanent toll in the Hormuz Strait.
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Okay, 4+ weeks in, this is how it ends …
Israel: delirious that the US has done its dirty work and provided cover for an invasion of Lebanon
US: humiliated and ultimately ineffective
Iran: bruised but with a new sense of mission … and a permanent toll in the Hormuz Strait.
Shaun Gath@ShaunCGath
This idiot is bellowing like a moose with its foot caught in a bear trap. He doesn’t get that Iran doesn’t care … this is the existential cage fight they’ve prepared for. Israel knows it too. Trump thinks he’s in a TV show where he can shout “cut”. smh.com.au/world/middle-e…
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It’s just Borgen, right?
Denmark’s Fragmented Election Results Explained youtu.be/co7FsOYSxMo?si… via @YouTube
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It’s good that further destruction is on hold for the moment, but Trump’s words are as cheap as a brass wazoo. The only reliable sign is if ships start moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Based on Iran’s comments, don’t bank on it. They’re not done.
smh.com.au/world/middle-e…
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