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What is there for kids to do in Kalgoorlie?

19 October 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

On in the 19th of October, 1991 I was interviewed for the ABC by J.A White-Townsend. Below is an extract. Interviewer: How long …

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Canberra – always good for a laugh

12 October 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

Pay attention; it's your money In view of the completion of the recent Public Choice Theory course at Notre Dame in Fremantle, here …

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Privatise everything, even local government

7 September 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

Privatisation was a welcomed addition to our vocabulary during the 1980s. It was an essential part of the Thatcher Revolution in the United …

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Property Rights – done right or wrong?

11 August 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

To my amazement, during several visits to the former Soviet Union countries, I have noticed the lasting detrimental effect of their incomplete attempts …

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The New Technologies of Freedom

5 August 2021  •  Mannwest Admin

Below are comments delivered by Dr Chris Berg on September 17, 2020 at the launch of The New Technologies of Freedom at the …

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Steven Horwitz – RIP

2 July 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

It's with much sadness that we learned the news this week that Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise and "bleeding-heart libertarian" Steven Horwitz passed …

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Sir Antony Fisher – from law breaker to knighthood!

28 June 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

Celebrating his birthday 28th June, 1915 Sir Antony Fisher Anyone can break some crazy law, clever people can change such a law, however …

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Cafe Hayek

22 June 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

An opportunity to subscribe Do we all receive far too many emails?   Probably yes, and it is with some great skill that we …

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Mannkal’s New Strategic Alliance

10 June 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

Today we are excited to announce that Mannkal Economic Education Foundation has entered into a strategic alliance with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research …

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Challenging our Shibboleths

26 May 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

A review of Mannerisms: 1985-2020 Former Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Bill Hassell AM, was kind enough to review my latest book Mannerisms: …

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