Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Articles: Business

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...

Capitalism breathes through tax loopholes

This was a keynote speech given to the Western Australian representation of the Students for Liberty conference July 30, 2016 at UWA. The...

To the Premier, regarding property rights

Ron wrote this open letter to the Premier in 2015. As yet, he’s had no response. Dear Premier Barnett, Travelling through Europe, particularly...

Travel industry downgrades Australia

Travel industry downgrades Australia, or, The unintended consequences of regulations for credit card bank interchange fees, is part of a presentation Ron made...

Australia’s endangered species: small business

This Mannerism is a throwback from 2013 but the advice remains the same today. The new year is a time when many...

An antidote for bad service and UK Government smuggling

This Mannerism shares ways to deal with bad service (or at least offers some choice responses to give the disillusioned postal service). Lost...

post parcels Mannwest

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...

Northern Australia: The Next Powerhouse of the Global Economy?

Keynote Address to 3rd Annual North Queensland Resources Development Conference in Townsville, Queensland Do you believe in miracles? Let me tell you about...

Northern Australia Mannwest

Australia: Exporting our future?

Walking around the exhibit booths of Australian mining and exploration companies at the Hong Kong Mines and Money conference sent me a strong...

Exports Mannwest

Freedom to shop

As a consumer, buying a loaf of bread when it suited me was once my “right”, but now I can only shop with...

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