Avoiding the Misplaced Perception of One’s Own Importance
12 March 2024 • Ron Manners AO
Or, as economist F.A. Hayek called this human failing, “the fatal conceit.” Perhaps I should call this short story ‘The Relativity of Two …
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Leading lights: Where mining needs to lift its game
6 May 2017 • Ron Manners AO
This article was first published in the 2015 edition of WA Mining Club‘s Minesite, an annual collection of the club’s activities as well as those of …
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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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Another look at China
9 August 2011 • Ron Manners AO
'Time is money and efficiency is life', as the ancient Chinese saying goes. Each time I return home to Australia I make notes on …
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The language of leadership
21 May 2009 • Ron Manners AO
This keynote speech was presented at AMEC 2009 National Mining Congress, held at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. In 2005 AMEC established the Sir …
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