Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Australia – the Land of Opportunity?

Australia can still be The Land of Opportunity, but only if we learn to ‘press the delete’ button on its major impediments. Deciding...

Why Not Start Your Own Think Tank?

Presentation to The Centre for Free Economic Thought Tallinn, Estonia April 28th, 2026 By Ron Manners AO Founder of Mannkal Economic Education Foundation...

The Philosophy of Entrepreneurship

Delivered by Ron Manners AO during the Free Market Road Show at the Estonian Business School (Tallinn) on April 29th, 2026. I’ve been...

ANZAC Day – Revisited in 2026

“Lest We Forget” counts among Australia’s most meaningful words. In my case, with fond memories of my father Charles Manners. ANZAC Day, afternoon,...

Argentina – A Role Model for Australia?

Ron Manners AOSpeaking in Buenos-Aires, ArgentinaLiberty International World ConferenceAugust 2025 Travelling from Australia to Argentina reminds me of something Saint Augustine once said,...

The Huge Responsibility of Teaching Economics

History of Economic Thought Society of AustraliaUWA Business School17th July 2025 Since Riko asked me to speak I have been wondering what a...

Beating Off the Union Thugs – Part II

Take Control of Your Own Superannuation Fund The reader feedback from Part 1 has been overwhelming and several selected comments have been added...

In a Court of Justice I would have Won, but in a Court of Law I Lost

Beating off the Union Thugs Part 1… Part 2 next week I would like to share this short piece I wrote in 1979...

South Africa – Why Aren’t we Friendly?

An historic review of Australia’s strange relationship with South Africa in 1981 by Ron Manners. (Open images in a new tab to view...

Power Grid Vulnerability?

My friend Ken Schultz recently wrote an insightful comment about power grid vulnerability on a Gatestone Institute article, and I thought that it...

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