Australia: Four Decades – Full Circle
23 April 2018 • Ron Manners AO
There's a good reason why my book Heroic Misadventures is subtitled ‘Australia: Four Decades - Full Circle’. In the 1970s we saw Australia’s …
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Canberra is 200 square kilometres, surrounded by reality!
7 April 2018 • Ron Manners AO
In 2011, Canberra was named as the growth driver for Australia’s economy, even outpacing Western Australia at the time. Home building, new mortgages and …
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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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Why not start your own country?
3 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
News of Prince Leonard of Hutt’s abdication this week reminded me of the great ‘royal visit’ of 1977, when royalty descended on Kalgoorlie. …
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Flight MH370 and political travel rorts
19 January 2017 • Ron Manners AO
A lost plane and pollies perks Both of these issues are classic examples of what economists call public choice theory. This is the theory of …
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Tallinn, Estonia: 2016 Free Market Roadshow
19 May 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This is part of a speech presented while visiting Vilnius, Tallin, Warsaw, Gdansk and Kiev for the 2016 Free Market Roadshow. Australia's claim …
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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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Our tarnished regulators
10 March 2011 • Ron Manners AO
Rules and regulations are important aspects of our Western Civilization, as without them we would descend into savagery. However, those charged with the …
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An optimistic future of the mining industry
12 June 2010 • Ron Manners AO
The full title of this article is "The RDT (Rudd Dud Tax) — An optimistic future and indisputable evidence that the royalty-based tax …
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The language of leadership
21 May 2009 • Ron Manners AO
This keynote speech was presented at AMEC 2009 National Mining Congress, held at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. In 2005 AMEC established the Sir …
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