Esperance and its international parentage
19 September 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Founding fathers Esperance was first discovered by the Dutch, then the French, the English, the Americans and then the Belgians. Initially visited by Dutchman …
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HRH Prince Philip: Ideas have consequences
18 September 2017 • Ron Manners AO
This presentation was given by Ron at one of Mannkal's 20th anniversary events. It tells of Ron's involvement with the Prince Philip study conference (CSC) and how …
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Property rights: Central to good government
29 August 2017 • Ron Manners AO
One of the few legitimate roles of any good government is to establish and protect the property rights of its citizens. When governments do …
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Jerry Lewis and the corruption of charity
22 August 2017 • Ron Manners AO
What's the different between a lobbyist and a philanthropist? Funny man Jerry Lewis died in Las Vegas earlier this week, aged 91. The …
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Taxation trauma
4 August 2017 • Ron Manners AO
At this time of the year many small and large businesses assemble their financial year results and set out plans for the coming …
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Happy birthday, Dr Friedman
31 July 2017 • Ron Manners AO
If you know anything about free market economics you'll have heard of Milton Friedman. To celebrate what would have been his 105th birthday, …
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The long business journey
25 July 2017 • Ron Manners AO
This is an abridged excerpt from Heroic Misadventures where I discuss my interaction with one of my economic role models, Leonard E. Read. …
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Banksia Springs, Dwellingup
24 July 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Ron wrote this poem as a birthday gift for his good mate Geoff Bell. Geoff runs Banksia Springs Cottages in Dwellingup, a country getaway …
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Australian Native Title Act…this may surprise you!
18 July 2017 • Ron Manners AO
To anyone who assumed that the Native Title Act was designed to ‘assist our Aboriginals’, think again. Like most legislation there was much going …
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Property rights are not alright!
4 July 2017 • Ron Manners AO
“The right to acquire property is enumerated in many, if not all, of the State constitutions as one of the natural, inherent rights …
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