Ron Manners’ ideas 
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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 to be ‘unconventional’ may be your only way of avoiding the heavy load imposed on young people by our Trotskyite Central Planners.

Of the three rating criteria for ‘countries’, Australia rates high on the ‘best country on which to LIVE’ but is way down on the scoreboard when it comes to the ‘best country on which to WORK, and also to INVEST’.

Even today’s daily media is now widely covering the failure of the Federal budget to show any encouragement for entrepreneurship and the thriving ‘start-up industry’, that has given our future generation ‘space to prosper’.

Securing your own future, is your own responsibility and it would be wise to research and, as they say, “put your toe in the water” and do a few test runs before making any serious moves in this direction, as several  of our Mannkal Alumni have already successfully done.

When I became aware of Australia’s emerging anti-business and anti-individual focus from governments, back around 2016, I applied for e-Residency for Estonia as that country appeared to be ten years ahead of Australia on e-commerce and e-enterprise (and still is).  Since 2016, I have thoroughly enjoyed experimenting with the Estonia corporate structure and the incredible simplicity of their accounting and taxation arrangements.

I have just renewed my e-Residency for a further five years just in case I am tempted to start a new business or enterprise.

I certainly would start any new enterprise in Estonia, rather than launch into the Australian headwinds.  Running any new business from Estonia would still enable me to live in the best country (Australia), remotely operate the company in the best country (Estonia), and choose wherever the best country to invest may be, at that given time.

How lucky we are that with modern advances, such as these, we are able to choose the absolute best for ourselves and future generations.

Modern technology enables us to minimise the burden of predatory governments.

Yes, we have much to celebrate and I hope you enjoy the selected items that follow, below.

Thank you for reading.

Regards,
Ron Manners AO

June 2026

Note:    This is not ‘investment advice’, but simply a suggestion, that by design, Australia is no longer competitive by world standards.

“Heroic Humility” by Damon Kitney.  Successfully launched in London with book interview of Ron Manners by Yuliya Tychkivska

I often ask “Where are our leaders?”  Well, here is an opportunity to see one of our true mining leaders in action – Julian Malnic.

In just over an hour, Julian covers:

  • Why iron ore alone outperforms all of Australian agriculture in export value — yet the industry is drowning in red tape
  • 4,200 approvals to build a single iron ore mine. Yes, really!
  • Why our best exploration geologists are heading overseas
  • The banks turning their backs on coal
  • Deep-sea mining, AI-assisted exploration, and where the real opportunities lie

It’s a frank, wide-ranging conversation from someone who has spent decades building this industry from the ground up — and still believes the best is ahead of us, if we can get out of our own way. Well worth an hour of your time.

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