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How Ayn Rand shaped my perspective on property rights

1 February 2018  •  Ron Manners AO

"The right to agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial." — …

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AMEC’s vital role

7 September 2011  •  Ron Manners AO

I was an AMEC (Association of Mining and Exploration Companies) Councillor in 1987 and again from 1990-92. This article was written for AMEC’s …

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Have the Harvard graduates succeeded where the Communists failed?

20 November 2008  •  Ron Manners AO

This after-dinner speech, delivered to the Western Australian branch of the Harvard Club of Australia, tells a number of stories about the history of …

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Achieving balance in our lives

14 November 2000  •  Ron Manners AO

Balancing various priorities — mostly other people's priorities — are enough to fill our day. How easy to become confused between duties to …

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At war with optimism

20 October 1989  •  Ron Manners AO

In reviewing our third year as a listed company, at a time when half the country’s population appears to have declared civil war …

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