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Western Mining Corp (1933–2005)

5 December 2017  •  Ron Manners AO

The history of Western Australia as missed by the media It's hard to imagine the history of Western Australia without productive industries such …

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Henry Hazlitt and the broken window

28 November 2017  •  Ron Manners AO

Regarding Henry Hazlitt Born on this day on 1894, Henry Hazlitt was the original economic journalist. He wrote about economics for a bunch …

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Western Civilisation: The Sun Rises in the West II

24 November 2017  •  Ron Manners AO

The Western Civilisation conference, held in Perth, November 2017, attracted speakers and attendees to discuss the West's unique features internal and external threats, Australian …

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Why attend Mannkal’s Western Civilisation Conference?

26 October 2017  •  Ron Manners AO

A good question and you have a right to ask. Any observer, of Australia’s current pre-occupation with trivia and its avoidance of the …

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I, Pencil: the work of Leonard E. Read

26 September 2017  •  Ron Manners AO

One of the best know libertarians is Leonard E. Read. Although he's no longer with us, today is his birthday. Seems like a …

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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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