Why I can’t vote Liberal
7 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
Ron's latest Mid-Month Mannerism has him defending our property rights, WA's upcoming state election and governments forgetting their main function. And who better to consult with these …
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How to lose community support for universities (in one easy lesson)
31 January 2017 • Mannwest Admin
In case you haven’t heard, several petulant twits running the University of Western Australia (UWA) student union (Guild) are squandering the fees of …
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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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Superannuation: for better or worse?
5 January 2017 • Ron Manners AO
Superannuation is less than super We have come to the end of another annual round of changes to our super fund which, in …
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Turning ideas into gold
11 October 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Back in the mid-1980's I brought together a small team that ultimately became the third largest Australian-based gold producer. You can read the …
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Role model reversal? Under developed versus developed countries
4 September 2016 • Ron Manners AO
The real generation gap in Australia Matthew Lynn of The Daily Telegraph recently set out to investigate why the title of developing country no longer exists. The …
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Politicians should fear the next generation
2 April 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This Mannerism was written in 2016 but its message still rings true today. There's nowhere to hide What makes these current times so …
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Greenpeace hooligans or heroes?
3 December 2013 • Ron Manners AO
This is a vintage Mannerism. Read this to find out what happened to the hooligans. The Arctic 30 With fascination I observe Australia’s …
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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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