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Leadership Can Not be Delegated!

13 May 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

This article was originally published in The Spectator Australia. Anyone else old enough to remember when any corporate, political or education leader, said …

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Australia needs less compliance and more performance

10 March 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

The below is my address delivered at Mannkal's premier annual event - Emerging Leaders - at the University Club of Western Australia, March …

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A G2G Travel Pass does not mean Good to Go!

19 January 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

My recent experience in departing and returning from and to Australia has demonstrated the complete disconnect between the Posing Politicians, on the one …

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My ‘end of year’ message in two parts

16 December 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

1. A note of sadness2. Hope for the future Linda Whetstone RIP Linda Whetstone in GuatemalaNovember 19, 2021 I have just been advised …

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Daylight saving – clock changing?

10 November 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

About this time, every year, half the world’s population performs a mystical ritual of moving their clocks by one hour. Anyone I ask, …

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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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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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