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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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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Character Beats Strategy (Every Time): a festive poem
13 December 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Merry Christmas to all! Ron wrote this festive poem as a way of expressing just how he feels about politics at this special time of …
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast!
2 December 2016 • Ron Manners AO
WA Mining Club holds a St Barbara's Day Luncheon the first week of December each year, to pay tribute to the patron saint …
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Is it time for another revolt? The 150th anniversary of Australia’s Eureka Rebellion
29 November 2016 • Ron Manners AO
The Eureka Rebellion was an event which changed the fabric of Australian society. Liberty, equality and human rights are ideals which born from …
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Property rights in WA: an endangered species
8 November 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was delivered at a Property Rights Conference, held at Murdoch University. Addressing a group of the legal fraternity, I implored them to do the …
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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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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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