School of the Air debacle
9 January 2018 • Ron Manners AO
Forget ‘votes’ and concentrate on ‘nation building’ So the WA State Government is axing the School of the Air education for remote (productive) communities. Obviously …
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Reflection, remembrance, recognition and revelry
21 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Around this time last year I was invited to address a crowd of 400 Mining Club WA members and guests for the yearly …
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The life and times of WG Manners
19 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
There’s a name that keeps popping up on this website and throughout my books — WG Manners, my grandfather. Since today is his …
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Nature’s Start-Ups: a festive poem
12 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Nature knows the importance, of promoting new growth. New eggs are laid, to replace those lost to predators. We see this nearby, …
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Libertarianism’s enormous challenge
6 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Address to the Liberal Democrats Council The full title of this speech is Libertarianism’s enormous challenge and responsibility in Australia. It's a very …
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Western Mining Corp (1933–2005)
5 December 2017 • Ron Manners AO
The history of Western Australia as missed by the media It's hard to imagine the history of Western Australia without productive industries such …
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Henry Hazlitt and the broken window
28 November 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Regarding Henry Hazlitt Born on this day on 1894, Henry Hazlitt was the original economic journalist. He wrote about economics for a bunch …
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Western Civilisation: The Sun Rises in the West II
24 November 2017 • Ron Manners AO
The Western Civilisation conference, held in Perth, November 2017, attracted speakers and attendees to discuss the West's unique features internal and external threats, Australian …
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Why attend Mannkal’s Western Civilisation Conference?
26 October 2017 • Ron Manners AO
A good question and you have a right to ask. Any observer, of Australia’s current pre-occupation with trivia and its avoidance of the …
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I, Pencil: the work of Leonard E. Read
26 September 2017 • Ron Manners AO
One of the best know libertarians is Leonard E. Read. Although he's no longer with us, today is his birthday. Seems like a …
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