Spain vs Australia 2017
20 March 2017 • Ron Manners AO
These are Ron's presentation notes and slides from the 2017 Free Market Roadshow in Gran Canaria and Madrid, where he had considerable interest …
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Welcome to Country 2017
8 March 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Introductory comment to the Year Ahead 20th Anniversary Mannkal event — March 8, 2017, by Ron Manners Let me acknowledge those early adventurers who …
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Turkey declares war…on mannwest.com
7 March 2017 • Ron Manners AO
For a few years I have been writing about my visits to various countries, mainly as part of the annual Free Market Road …
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State election: Western Australia
13 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
Ron's latest Mid-Month Mannerism digs into the murky world of the upcoming Western Australian state election — have politicians learnt anything since the last election? Our …
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Why I can’t vote Liberal
7 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
Ron's latest Mid-Month Mannerism has him defending our property rights, WA's upcoming state election and governments forgetting their main function. And who better to consult with these …
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Why not start your own country?
3 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
News of Prince Leonard of Hutt’s abdication this week reminded me of the great ‘royal visit’ of 1977, when royalty descended on Kalgoorlie. …
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How to lose community support for universities (in one easy lesson)
31 January 2017 • Mannwest Admin
In case you haven’t heard, several petulant twits running the University of Western Australia (UWA) student union (Guild) are squandering the fees of …
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Flight MH370 and political travel rorts
19 January 2017 • Ron Manners AO
A lost plane and pollies perks Both of these issues are classic examples of what economists call public choice theory. This is the theory of …
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Superannuation: for better or worse?
5 January 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Superannuation is less than super We have come to the end of another annual round of changes to our super fund which, in …
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Character Beats Strategy (Every Time): a festive poem
13 December 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Merry Christmas to all! Ron wrote this festive poem as a way of expressing just how he feels about politics at this special time of …
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