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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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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To the Premier, regarding property rights
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 …
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Travel industry downgrades Australia
14 November 2013 • Ron Manners AO
Travel industry downgrades Australia, or, The unintended consequences of regulations for credit card bank interchange fees, is part of a presentation Ron made to …
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Australia’s endangered species: small business
4 November 2013 • Ron Manners AO
This Mannerism is a throwback from 2013 but the advice remains the same today. The new year is a time when many people revise …
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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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Three adventures in Turkey
13 October 2011 • Mannwest Admin
Ron never passes up the chance to travel. Here, he recounts a 2011 trip to Turkey where he attended several conferences and got …
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Northern Australia: The Next Powerhouse of the Global Economy?
30 August 2010 • Ron Manners AO
Keynote Address to 3rd Annual North Queensland Resources Development Conference in Townsville, Queensland Do you believe in miracles? Let me tell you about one …
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Australia: Exporting our future?
30 April 2010 • Ron Manners AO
Walking around the exhibit booths of Australian mining and exploration companies at the Hong Kong Mines and Money conference sent me a strong …
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Freedom to shop
10 September 2009 • Ron Manners AO
As a consumer, buying a loaf of bread when it suited me was once my “right”, but now I can only shop with …
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