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The Voice! How P.M. Albo really won!

17 October 2023  •  Ron Manners AO

(He didn't really care if you voted Yes! or No!) Never under-estimate a Trotskyite from his earlier Sydney University days.  Someone who has …

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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth!

12 October 2023  •  John Hyde OAM

What the Economic Rationalists (Dries) Really Believed The below Guest Mannerism by John Hyde OAM was published in Amity, in September 2002" During …

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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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The Voice!

10 February 2023  •  Ron Manners AO

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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John Hyde awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia

26 January 2023  •  Mannwest Admin

Former politician, farmer, author, and recently retired director of the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation John Hyde has been awarded the Order of Australia …

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The “Climate Debate” drives off the cliff!

9 December 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

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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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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Inherited Debt – Getting Worse!

11 July 2022  •  Ron Manners AO

In 2012 I wrote a poem (below) expressing concern at the level of debt inherited by every newborn Australian. It was then $80,796 …

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Canberra – always good for a laugh

12 October 2021  •  Ron Manners AO

Pay attention; it's your money In view of the completion of the recent Public Choice Theory course at Notre Dame in Fremantle, here …

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