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Goodbye funds, farewell people

This article was first published in the 2011 edition of WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well...

State election: Western Australia

Ron’s latest Mid-Month Mannerism digs into the murky world of the upcoming Western Australian state election — have politicians learnt anything since the...

Why I can’t vote Liberal

Ron’s latest Mid-Month Mannerism has him defending our property rights, WA’s upcoming state election and governments forgetting their main function. And who better...

Why not start your own country?

News of Prince Leonard of Hutt’s abdication this week reminded me of the great ‘royal visit’ of 1977, when royalty descended on Kalgoorlie....

How to lose community support for universities (in one easy lesson)

In case you haven’t heard, several petulant twits running the University of Western Australia (UWA) student union (Guild) are squandering the fees of...

What kind of a woman is this?: Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013)

Today is the fourth anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s death and here, Ron shares his memories of meeting the Iron Lady as well as...

Lowering the boom: a reality check for Australia

This article was first published in the 2013 edition of WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well...

Lowering the boom

Different countries, similar problems

Who was the wise statesman who made the following comment? “The miner, the industrialist, the trader, the financier and the banker, if they...

Three adventures in Turkey

Ron never passes up the chance to travel. Here, he recounts a 2011 trip to Turkey where he attended several conferences and got...

Custom-made miracles: Musings on less government involvement for business

This article was first published in the 2010 edition of WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well...