The other side of the same coin
13 April 2013 • Ron Manners AO
This is a copy of speech Ron made at the Mannkal Scholars and Friends Cocktail Party, held at the University of Western Australia in April 2013. …
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What kind of a woman is this?: Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013)
8 April 2013 • Mannwest Admin
Today is the fourth anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's death and here, Ron shares his memories of meeting the Iron Lady as well as the influences she …
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Lowering the boom: a reality check for Australia
5 April 2013 • Mannwest Admin
This article was first published in the 2013 edition of WA Mining Club's Minesite, an annual collection of the club's activities as well as those …
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An antidote for bad service and UK Government smuggling
21 February 2013 • Ron Manners AO
This Mannerism shares ways to deal with bad service (or at least offers some choice responses to give the disillusioned postal service). Lost …
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Choosing between two economic styles
29 January 2013 • Ron Manners AO
The golden rule Mitchell’s Golden Rule explains that when the private sector grows faster than government, prosperity increases and when government grows faster …
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Ideas that matter: speaking up for the good of the industry
20 December 2012 • Ron Manners AO
This article was first published in the 2012 edition of WA Mining Club's Minesite, an annual collection of the club's activities as well as those …
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Project Western Australia
16 August 2012 • Ron Manners AO
Official Launch Comments Unlike our Federal Treasurer, we will not call upon the mystic spirits of present or past rock singers, to give …
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Different countries, similar problems
3 August 2012 • Mannwest Admin
Who was the wise statesman who made the following comment? “The miner, the industrialist, the trader, the financier and the banker, if they …
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Australians divided by two sets of rules; one for the ruled and one for ruling classes
2 May 2012 • Ron Manners AO
In Australia many new laws include an exemption to allow Governments and their minions to break these rules without penalty. The recent highly …
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How to waste a whole morning
16 February 2012 • Ron Manners AO
The state bureaucracy works hard to rekindle my contempt for their bungling. The simple matter of a licence renewal was recently made difficult. How? …
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