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Australia’s Education Crisis Part II – Wesley College Goes Woke!

14 September 2023  •  Ron Manners

Since publishing our recent Education Crisis in Australia paper (here) we have received extensive support for our concern. From time-to-time I will share …

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Slide-Rules, Capital and Remaining Focused

16 August 2023  •  Ron Manners

Avoiding socialism and wokeness! During a recent office clean-up, I came across my old slide-rule ….. What a useful item this was, in …

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Funeral Oration

7 June 2023  •  Mannwest Admin

The below verse is addressed to the Liberal Party and is written by John Hyde OAM, the former member for the Division of …

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Values and Virtues

20 April 2023  •  Ron Manners

Peter Kurti from the Centre for Independent Studies (Sydney) introduced us to the difference between "Values and Virtues" at Mannkal events in Perth …

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The Voice!

10 February 2023  •  Ron Manners

Wandering through the weed-filled fields of Wokeness One branch of economics, called Public Choice Theory (PCT),  is often used to identify how bad …

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Who Painted Australia’s Sky so Blue?

24 January 2023  •  Ron Manners

Special Australia Day poem – January 26, 2023 For this special Australia Day (before it gets banned), let’s lift ourselves beyond the current …

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President Volodymyr Zelensky’s New Year Greetings

13 January 2023  •  Mannwest Admin

The below words were posted by Elena Gold and originally published here. https://youtu.be/ANaVkRxDPCI President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 17-minute New Year speech brought tears to …

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The “Climate Debate” drives off the cliff!

9 December 2022  •  Ron Manners

It is hard to avoid the strident tones of the promoters of the various climate and "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)" schemes. I …

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The Pointless Tragedy of War – Part II

30 November 2022  •  Ron Manners

The similarly titled Part 1 (Nov. 16, 2022) has created sufficient interest to warrant a follow-up – Part 2 – with a fresh …

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The Pointless Tragedy of War – Part I

17 November 2022  •  Ron Manners

In Europe and here in Australia My grandfather, W.G. Manners, wrote the below poem while he was reflecting on two of his sons …

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