State election: Western Australia
13 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
Ron's latest Mid-Month Mannerism digs into the murky world of the upcoming Western Australian state election — have politicians learnt anything since the last election? Our …
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Why I can’t vote Liberal
7 February 2017 • Mannwest Admin
Ron's latest Mid-Month Mannerism has him defending our property rights, WA's upcoming state election and governments forgetting their main function. And who better to consult with these …
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Flight MH370 and political travel rorts
19 January 2017 • Ron Manners AO
A lost plane and pollies perks Both of these issues are classic examples of what economists call public choice theory. This is the theory of …
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Role model reversal? Under developed versus developed countries
4 September 2016 • Ron Manners AO
The real generation gap in Australia Matthew Lynn of The Daily Telegraph recently set out to investigate why the title of developing country no longer exists. The …
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Tallinn, Estonia: 2016 Free Market Roadshow
19 May 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This is part of a speech presented while visiting Vilnius, Tallin, Warsaw, Gdansk and Kiev for the 2016 Free Market Roadshow. Australia's claim …
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Estonia: Lessons for Australia from this tiny country
16 May 2016 • Ron Manners AO
Estonia is quickly becoming known as e-Estonia, due to its focus on a digital future as an e-society. It's a success story that …
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Politicians should fear the next generation
2 April 2016 • Ron Manners AO
This Mannerism was written in 2016 but its message still rings true today. There's nowhere to hide What makes these current times so …
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Memories of Moscow: The usefulness of public choice theory
15 April 2015 • Ron Manners AO
I've mentioned public choice theory previously and it's a topic that creates considerable interest. Many people ask the same question: why is public …
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You want change? (What are you going to do about it?)
25 January 2014 • Ron Manners AO
This presentation was given at a Young Liberals Convention a few years back. It features some good advice for young libertarians or those …
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The other side of the same coin
13 April 2013 • Ron Manners AO
This is a copy of speech Ron made at the Mannkal Scholars and Friends Cocktail Party, held at the University of Western Australia in April 2013. …
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