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13 April 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This article was first published in the 2016 edition of WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well as those of its …
Read 7 o’clock, and counting: Gracing investment strategies with humility
2 April 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This Mannerism was written in 2016 but its message still rings true today. There's nowhere to hide What makes these current times so …
Read Politicians should fear the next generation
8 November 2015 • Ron Manners AO
This is an excerpt from From Red Tape to Red Carpet...and then some, a 2015 book by Gina Rinehart which features speeches, articles …
Read Letter to Gina
17 July 2015 • Ron Manners AO
Ron wrote this open letter to the Premier in 2015. As yet, he's had no response. Dear Premier Barnett, Travelling through Europe, particularly …
Read To the Premier, regarding property rights
15 April 2015 • Ron Manners AO
I've mentioned public choice theory previously and it's a topic that creates considerable interest. Many people ask the same question: why is public …
Read Memories of Moscow: The usefulness of public choice theory
30 March 2015 • Ron Manners AO
This history lesson is based on Ron's presentation to Yilgarn Retrospective, a two-day seminar presented by AIG and Geoscientists' Symposia on March 30, 2015. …
Read Triumphs and tragedies of Australia’s exploration and mining industry: 1960s-2015
13 February 2015 • Ron Manners AO
Do you know this old Chinese proverb? I passed through seventeen airports in the last four weeks. And although this proverb was written …
Read Airport shrines
25 October 2014 • Ron Manners AO
Everyone loves Ron's book, Heroic Misadventures. Well, all the people that matter. Have you read it? Include your review in the comment section. …
Read Heroic Misadventures: reviews
Appendix Our Very Own Political Party (Heroic Misadventure or part of an ongoing revolution?) (page 121) On Doing Business (page 161) The Challenge …
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19 October 2014 • Ron Manners AO
There is much more genuine interest in bigger picture issues amongst our younger generation than many imagine. To test this, our Mannkal Economic Education …
Read The bigger picture