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The Queen, RIP

9 September 2022  •  Mannwest Admin

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Why does Senator Pauline Hanson remind me of Ukraine?

9 September 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

Those of us, fortunate enough, to have heard Pauline Hanson’s ‘Cost of Living’ speech in the Senate on Sept 7th, 2022 may have …

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Bamboozled by one government stuff up after another?

15 August 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

(Easy to understand if you study one branch of economics) Is this a harsh headline? Why the focus on government failure? How do …

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Maureen Nathan, RIP (an Australian libertarian legend)

1 August 2022  •  Mannwest Admin

It's with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Maureen Nathan last week after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Maureen's …

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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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P. J. O’Rourke, RIP

21 February 2022  •  Mannwest Admin

Perth is still smiling from the 2008 (May 12th) visit from P. J. O'Rourke. Our Mannkal Economic Education Foundation was proud to host …

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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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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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Cafe Hayek

22 June 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

An opportunity to subscribe Do we all receive far too many emails?   Probably yes, and it is with some great skill that we …

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