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About Rossleigh
Rossleigh is a writer, director and education futurist. As a writer, his plays include “The Charles Manson Variety Hour”, “Pastiche”, “Snap!”, “That’s Me In The Distance”, “48 Hours (without Eddie Murphy)”, and “A King of Infinite Space”. His acting credits include “Pinor Noir Noir” for “Short and Sweet” and carrying the coffin in “The Slap”. His ten minute play, “Y” won the 2013 Crash Test Drama Final.
Politics

Labor’s Crashing Of The Economy Is Wider Than We Thought!

25 October 2026 Rossleigh 4
I read the finance pages. It’s one of the few areas where they tend to give you the facts… Of course, there’s a certain way of looking at those facts which may not be consistent […]
Politics

Great News: Unemployment Hits 4.7%

16 October 2026 Rossleigh 5
No, seriously. This is great news. I mean people from the RBA are on record as saying that unemployment will have to hit five percent before we get inflation under control so we’re nearly there, […]
Politics

I Can Predict The Lotto Numbers And The Melbourne Cup Winner!

21 September 2026 Rossleigh 6
I CAN predict both of those things, but I can’t guarantee to predict them ACCURATELY!! (Ok, stick with this because it’s not just some silly clickbait…) Yes, yes, surely that’s the point of predictions… At […]
Politics

When Being Woke It’s Better To Have It Done Gently…

17 September 2026 Rossleigh 10
Every few years some student test will show us that the vast majority of opinion writers don’t understand basic numeracy.  Take the latest PISA results. Australian students showed a significant drop since 2000. Of course […]
Politics

Amy Remeikis Isn’t Very Nice And Sometimes Rude!

10 September 2026 Rossleigh 5
Ok, I’ve read two books recently and I’m having trouble resolving the contradictions between some of the ideas because both seem to be making an intelligent and reasonable case.  Amy Remeikis wrote “Screw Nice” where […]
Politics

Barnaby, Beer And Bugger I Can’t Think Of Another B…

29 August 2026 Rossleigh 8
Now, I’m usually good with technology… I am a man, after all and we’re meant to be good at things. Anyway, I tried to embed this video and the best I could do was to […]
Protesters under "Capitalism Isn't Working" banner.
Politics

Rents To Cost So Much That Renters Will Be Forced To Buy!

18 August 2026 Rossleigh 2
Headline in The Australian today: “RENTS TO RISE BY 30%”. If you looked more closely – which is hard to do when you’re reading a neighbour’s newpaper which is wrapped in plastic while walking the […]
Man wearing beret with star, looking upwards.
Politics

Che Albanese And Comrades Must Be Defeated!

15 August 2026 Rossleigh 5
Andrew Bragg caused quite a stir with his address and subsequent follow-up interviews. Andrew Bragg, in case you’re unaware, is a Liberal “moderate” who is worried about the current “communist” Australian government. (You can hear […]
Politics

Pandora’s Box Is Open And The Dead Cat Is Alive Because It Bounced…

6 August 2026 Rossleigh 6
Ok, most of you have probably heard of a dead cat bounce and a fair number of you have heard about Schrodinger’s Cat. As for Pandora’s box, I understand that Chris Nolan was planning to […]
Politics

Remember When Barnaby Was The Electoral Liability And Not The Brains Of The Outfit?

2 August 2026 Rossleigh 5
I remember someone saying that Barnaby Joyce was one of the best retail politicians and I couldn’t help but wonder if there were politicians you could get wholesale. I also remember when the Coalition were […]
Politics

Why I Refuse To Watch Historically Flawed “The Odyssey”!!

21 July 2026 Rossleigh 6
Someone saw me reading a review of Chris Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and asked if I were planning to go see it… No, I said, which prompted him to say that he wasn’t either because he’s […]
Three men waving on fashion runway
Politics

Shag, Marry or Date: Albanese, Dave Hughes And Barnaby Joyce…

12 July 2026 Rossleigh 6
Look, you’ve already come this far, so I must presume you’re prepared to play… What do you mean, It’s not much of a choice! Well, ok, I get you… but… you know… this is just […]
Australia economy balance: industry vs. sustainability.
Satire

The Outrageously Simple Solution To All Our Economic Woes

6 July 2026 Rossleigh 9
Yesterday I was reading an article about how a poor small business owner was being forced to close owing to the fact that they weren’t making enough money… Now let me be quite clear here: […]
Row of suburban houses with parked cars
Satire

In Eight Years Houses Will Be Free According To Economist!

3 July 2026 Rossleigh 3
“If that continues for 12 months, then that’s going to be more than a 12% decline.” Adam Creighton Yes and if it continues for eight years, houses would be free. As I wrote a few […]
Pensive older man with glasses resting chin
Satire

Strangely, Dave Hughes Has A Great Idea!

30 June 2026 Rossleigh 6
Ok, I can accept that Moira Deeming has no idea what a headlock is and that her report to the police wasn’t a false one… And not just because her lawyer suggested that she might […]

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