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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.
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Politics

Anarchy Rules, OK or Trump, Sovereign Citizens And Tantrums!

28 August 2025 Rossleigh 2
It’s hard to ignore the tragedy of two police dead and a third injured by a “self-declared sovereign citizen” but I suspect that we’re going to. Of course, we’ll have a lot of analysis. We’ll […]
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Politics

Shock Tax Hike To Slug People Who Respond To Clickbait!!

18 August 2025 Rossleigh 1
If you’re reading this, you probably already know how this works. The cycle goes something like this: Headline About Shocking State Of Government Debt DEBT TO HIT $3 TRILLION BY 2098 Government tinker with some […]
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Politics

Zelensky To Meet With Putin And Offer Alaska In Bid For Peace!

12 August 2025 Rossleigh 4
Ok, ok, it’s a joke, all right! It’s incredible that one has to say that these days, but then, of course, you can never be too sure what’s going to stay a joke. I mean, […]
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Politics

Last Chance (And Other Things I Don’t Believe)!

5 August 2025 Rossleigh 4
There are all sorts of companies, shops, subscriptions and other miscellaneous groups which have lured me into joining their chosen method of inveigling customers to believe that they get some sort of discount or benefit […]
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Politics

The Net That Entangles Barnaby!

1 August 2025 Rossleigh 29
A few days ago I listened to Barnaby Joyce move a Private Member’s Bill to abolish net zero. He was exceptionally eloquent in his speech and made me think of Joh Bjelke-Petersen at his best. […]
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Politics

Most Australians Relying On Government For Their Income!

24 July 2025 Rossleigh 5
That famous lefty, Noam Chomsky, made the comment that he gets a little of his information from the financial newspapers. He explained that while people will overlook the inaccuracies in your average daily paper, when […]
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Politics

Putting The Human Back Into Human Resources…

21 July 2025 Rossleigh 1
How embarrassing for that couple… Or should I say that non-couple? Anyway, I’m sure you’ve all seen the multitude of people saying how embarrassing it would be to be caught on camera at a Coldplay […]
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Politics

Move Fast Before They Realise Who Broke Things!

14 July 2025 Rossleigh 2
“Move Fast and Break Things” An early Facebook motto. A few weeks ago I read an interesting comment from the man who lacked the ticker to become PM, Peter Costello. In an interview Costello said […]
Outstretched hand with controversial vaccine text.
Politics

Why You Can’t Change My Mind About The Covid Vaccine…

12 July 2025 Rossleigh 18
I’ve just read a very interesting book called “Thinking In Bets” by Annie Duke. She was a professional poker player but the main thrust of the book isn’t about poker; it’s more about how to […]
Man in suit with "Trump Will Fix It" sign.
Politics

How Donald Trump Made America Great…

3 July 2025 Rossleigh 4
Here in 2035 it’s hard to remember how bad things used to be back before Donald Trump restored America to its rightful place in the world. His greatest achievement was the America for Patriots Act […]
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Politics

Why Liberal Women Don’t Need Quotas (But Nationals Do)!

28 June 2025 Rossleigh 5
You have to feel sorry for Jacinta Nampijinapa Price… I mean apart from the fact that the bit between the “Jacinta” and the “Price” has those three dot things all together which had the potential […]
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Lucky We Didn’t Go For Nuclear…

19 June 2025 Rossleigh 1
Regular readers may have noticed that I try and stay out of the Middle East and there’s a good reason for that… apart from the potential Weapons of Mass Destruction which sometimes fall into the […]
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Politics

The Fabulous Submarines Deal!

13 June 2025 Rossleigh 3
The deal that Scott Morrison made was fabulous. There’s no other word for it. We need to make this clear to Richard Marles in case he hasn’t realised it for himself… Of course, the etymology […]
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Politics

Why Scott Morrison Deserves His King’s Birthday Award!

12 June 2025 Rossleigh 13
It’s a pity that Malcolm Turnbull abolished the knighthoods that Tony Abbott had reinstated. While the Companion of the Order of Australia is now the highest honour, it just doesn’t roll of the tongue like […]
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Politics

But How Can The Liberals Be The Party Of Menzies When They Lost It?

8 June 2025 Rossleigh 11
From time to time I’ve read someone from the Liberals saying that they’re “the party of Menzies” which is a reference to some guy who once made a deal worthy of Donald Trump, where he […]

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