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Mates for Mining

26 November 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

On the 20th November, 2020, Mannkal was pleased to host the fast-growing "Mates for Mining" morning tea established in order to recognise those …

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Are you being “mugged”?

9 September 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

We have had many challenges to face in 2020. Which to tackle first? Without the traditional wisdom of a reliable business or political …

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Why you should download this free ebook!

4 September 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

Back in 2009 I published Heroic Misadventures: Australia, Four Decades, Full Circle in which I retold some of my experiences in the gold-mining industry …

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Alcoa ‘on the nose’ again!

8 July 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

Alcoa is at it again! Ahead of seeking approval from the state government for a range of environmental approvals around its mines and …

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Defending Competitive Capitalism

24 June 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

Recently I have been asked by two of our Mannkal Alumni almost identical questions covering the same difficulty of defending ‘free market capitalism’ …

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Covid-19: How one eatery was done like a dinner by the bureaucrats

23 June 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

The West Australian, 2nd June 2020 As more and more well-informed opinions appear, it is becoming clear that much of the coronavirus lockdown was unnecessary.  …

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Awakening Possibilities!

17 April 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

Awakening Possibilities! (Our task is simple) While I’m currently pre-occupied with writing a piece on “why our next generation should take the Coronavirus …

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Coronavirus Era – 8 Rules

25 March 2020  •  Ron Manners AO

Don’t get sick.  You don’t want to be a burden on others, as they are already burdened by the fall-out from the current …

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Canberra’s Grasping Predators

29 November 2019  •  Ron Manners AO

On September 13, 1981 the Sunday Independent newspaper published an open letter from myself to then Federal Treasurer John Howard. My remarks were …

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Bureaucracy v Public: an open letter to the Consumer Affairs Bureau 1976

27 November 2019  •  Ron Manners AO

In the days of Perth's Sunday Independent, a good letter to the editor was not only published, but also served as inspiration for …

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