Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

There’s a book inside every one of us

Do you have a book in you that is struggling to get out? This speech, delivered at a RSL meeting, explains why and...

Theres a book in us Mannwest

The indirect pursuit of happiness

Sometimes Ron gets reflective, and a piece such as this is the result. These words are from a speech Ron gave at the...

The Future Fund

Is the so-called “Future Fund” a fraud or just another tax on Australia’s struggling taxpayers? Today’s announcement of the A$14.5 billion contribution of...

Do booms always end in tears?

This article was first published in WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well as those of its...

Booms end in tears Mannwest

Competition and flat rate tax: Good medicine

This year’s Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Iceland [August 2005] held many fascinations for this Australian member. Firstly, there is the remarkably inverse...

pills Mannwest

Some thoughts on capitalism, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and ‘stakeholderism’

This article is an excerpt from a submission to the Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into corporate responsibility, written by Ron on behalf of Mannkal...

Mannwest fire

Where is mining going in the west?

I penned this in 2005 in response to a question that kept popping up: where is mining going the west? It’s just as...

It just needs more drilling!

Ron prefaced this speech, presented at the Mineral Drilling Association of Australia Symposium in Busselton, by stating: “As I haven’t been given any...

Vertical burial Mannwest

Mining Manners: My elusive career

I gave this keynote speech as part of Business News‘ Success and Leadership Series in 2004. At the time I was Chairman of...

Looking for leadership

I’ve often bemoaned the lack of leadership in the business and mining community. The general fear of “rocking the boat” or offending the anti-business...

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