Freedom to shop
10 September 2009 • Ron Manners AO
As a consumer, buying a loaf of bread when it suited me was once my “right”, but now I can only shop with …
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Perth: Australia’s gateway to Asia and Europe?
9 May 2009 • Ron Manners AO
Why, you say? Well for a start, Perth (without allowing for the “clock-changing experiment”) is on the same time zone as the third of …
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Should we all become political?
23 August 2008 • Ron Manners AO
We are often implored not to be political when we approach policy subjects that affect our lives and livelihoods. Business people particularly are …
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Looking for leadership
10 July 2004 • Ron Manners AO
I’ve often bemoaned the lack of leadership in the business and mining community. The general fear of “rocking the boat” or offending the anti-business …
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From explorer to producer
20 October 1987 • Ron Manners AO
I wrote this piece in 1987, after Croesus' first year as a publicly listed company. The first year In reviewing our first year as …
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