Mates for Mining
26 November 2020 • Ron Manners AO
On the 20th November, 2020, Mannkal was pleased to host the fast-growing "Mates for Mining" morning tea established in order to recognise those …
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Are you being “mugged”?
9 September 2020 • Ron Manners AO
We have had many challenges to face in 2020. Which to tackle first? Without the traditional wisdom of a reliable business or political …
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Why you should download this free ebook!
4 September 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Back in 2009 I published Heroic Misadventures: Australia, Four Decades, Full Circle in which I retold some of my experiences in the gold-mining industry …
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Alcoa ‘on the nose’ again!
8 July 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Alcoa is at it again! Ahead of seeking approval from the state government for a range of environmental approvals around its mines and …
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Defending Competitive Capitalism
24 June 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Recently I have been asked by two of our Mannkal Alumni almost identical questions covering the same difficulty of defending ‘free market capitalism’ …
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Covid-19: How one eatery was done like a dinner by the bureaucrats
23 June 2020 • Ron Manners AO
The West Australian, 2nd June 2020 As more and more well-informed opinions appear, it is becoming clear that much of the coronavirus lockdown was unnecessary. …
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Awakening Possibilities!
17 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Awakening Possibilities! (Our task is simple) While I’m currently pre-occupied with writing a piece on “why our next generation should take the Coronavirus …
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Coronavirus Era – 8 Rules
25 March 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Don’t get sick. You don’t want to be a burden on others, as they are already burdened by the fall-out from the current …
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Canberra’s Grasping Predators
29 November 2019 • Ron Manners AO
On September 13, 1981 the Sunday Independent newspaper published an open letter from myself to then Federal Treasurer John Howard. My remarks were …
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Bureaucracy v Public: an open letter to the Consumer Affairs Bureau 1976
27 November 2019 • Ron Manners AO
In the days of Perth's Sunday Independent, a good letter to the editor was not only published, but also served as inspiration for …
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