Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Ron Manners AO

Turkey declares war…on mannwest.com

For a few years I have been writing about my visits to various countries, mainly as part of the annual Free Market Road...

Flight MH370 and political travel rorts

A lost plane and pollies perks Both of these issues are classic examples of what economists call public choice theory. This is the...

Superannuation: for better or worse?

Superannuation is less than super We have come to the end of another annual round of changes to our super fund which, in...

Character Beats Strategy (Every Time): a festive poem

Merry Christmas to all! Ron wrote this festive poem as a way of expressing just how he feels about politics at this special...

Culture eats strategy for breakfast!

WA Mining Club holds a St Barbara’s Day Luncheon the first week of December each year, to pay tribute to the patron saint...

Is it time for another revolt? The 150th anniversary of Australia’s Eureka Rebellion

The Eureka Rebellion was an event which changed the fabric of Australian society. Liberty, equality and human rights are ideals which born from...

Property rights in WA: an endangered species

This speech was delivered at a Property Rights Conference, held at Murdoch University. Addressing a group of the legal fraternity, I implored them...

Turning ideas into gold

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...

An offer you can refuse! Say no to the Mafia-style remedy in the Uber vs taxi dispute

Let’s look at the latest attempt to ‘milk the public’ in the emerging open competition between ride sharing businesses such as Uber and...

Role model reversal? Under developed versus developed countries

The real generation gap in Australia Matthew Lynn of The Daily Telegraph recently set out to investigate why the title of developing country...