Culture eats strategy for breakfast!
2 December 2016 • Ron Manners AO
WA Mining Club holds a St Barbara's Day Luncheon the first week of December each year, to pay tribute to the patron saint …
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Is it time for another revolt? The 150th anniversary of Australia’s Eureka Rebellion
29 November 2016 • Ron Manners AO
The Eureka Rebellion was an event which changed the fabric of Australian society. Liberty, equality and human rights are ideals which born from …
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Property rights in WA: an endangered species
8 November 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was delivered at a Property Rights Conference, held at Murdoch University. Addressing a group of the legal fraternity, I implored them to do the …
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Turning ideas into gold
11 October 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Back in the mid-1980's I brought together a small team that ultimately became the third largest Australian-based gold producer. You can read the …
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An offer you can refuse! Say no to the Mafia-style remedy in the Uber vs taxi dispute
3 October 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Let’s look at the latest attempt to ‘milk the public’ in the emerging open competition between ride sharing businesses such as Uber and …
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Role model reversal? Under developed versus developed countries
4 September 2016 • Ron Manners AO
The real generation gap in Australia Matthew Lynn of The Daily Telegraph recently set out to investigate why the title of developing country no longer exists. The …
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Capitalism breathes through tax loopholes
30 July 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This was a keynote speech given to the Western Australian representation of the Students for Liberty conference July 30, 2016 at UWA. The …
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Book review
18 July 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Dear Ron, I was most impressed with the life that unfolded in those two books I purchased from you a few months ago. …
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Tallinn, Estonia: 2016 Free Market Roadshow
19 May 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This is part of a speech presented while visiting Vilnius, Tallin, Warsaw, Gdansk and Kiev for the 2016 Free Market Roadshow. Australia's claim …
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Estonia: Lessons for Australia from this tiny country
16 May 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Estonia is quickly becoming known as e-Estonia, due to its focus on a digital future as an e-society. It's a success story that …
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