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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.
A man passionately speaking with hand gestures in a formal setting while another smiles in the background.
Satire

Strong Leaders OR Democracy Costs Too Much!

23 April 2025 Rossleigh 1
Imagine if job interviews were like election campaigns. “What skills do you bring to this job, Trevor?” “Well, Simon, the other applicant, is weak and lacks decisiveness and he…” “Yes, but your skills… what do […]
No Picture
Satire

Putting The Negative Into Negative Gearing…

19 April 2025 Rossleigh 7
There have been times when the tactics of the Liberal Party in this election campaign have confused me. Apart from having Dutton do most of the talking, letting some of the other shadow ministers appear […]
Newspaper article about government loan policies.
Satire

Starting A Go Fund Me For Peter Dutton’s Poor Son…

15 April 2025 Rossleigh 4
There’s a certain hypocrisy about nearly all political leaders: We’ll see the happy family all up there for various events like campaign launches or victory parties, but then when someone asks a difficult question about […]
Tweet about Peter Dutton finding his mojo.
Satire

We’ve Reached The We Don’t Think We Can Win, So Promise Anything Stage Of The Election!

13 April 2025 Rossleigh 16
A few weeks ago, Labor were long odds to win and people were adjusting to the idea that the Liberals had come up with a potential answer to the question of: “How can any PM […]
Four people with red spots on faces.
Environment

The Fundamental Problem With Educating Adolescents…

9 April 2025 Rossleigh 4
Now when Trump or Dutton or some idiot on Sky News talks about a Marxist agenda and how schools are brainwashing students, I’d like to add some perspective here: If I could brainwash any of […]
Politician criticizes Prime Minister on economic issues.
Satire

Scenes From Dutton’s Anti-woke Australia…

8 April 2025 Rossleigh 5
While Dutton’s dream of Kirribilli harbour views is growing less likely than it was before the media started asking him difficult questions like: “Could you explain how that policy will actually work?” OR “So what […]
Two people smiling under a striped umbrella.
Satire

If You Think You’ve Had A Bad Week, Consider The Poor Billionaires!

6 April 2025 Rossleigh 7
Thanks to Donald Trump’s tariffs, the share market took a tumble… And some of you probably suffered a hit to your superannuation accounts, but it’s good to keep these things in perspective. Gina Rinehart, for […]
Man speaking about educational policy on news.
Satire

Dutton Moving To Kirribilli So That He Can Be Closer To Melbourne!

2 April 2025 Rossleigh 13
There’s always some strange moments in an election campaign but one of the strangest is the recent announcement by Peter Dutton that he’d move into Kirribilli rather than The Lodge if he were to become […]
Camping tents with sleeping bag in forest.
Satire

Dutton’s Gas Versus The Renewable Labor Party…

30 March 2025 Rossleigh 3
Just in case you haven’t heard, there’s an election coming up on May 3rd. And, of course, one of the questions is: Just who is the Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. I mean, we hardly know […]
Man in suit with "Trump Will Fix It" sign.
Satire

The World According To Press-i-dent Trump…

22 March 2025 Rossleigh 3
A lot of people have suggested that Trump wants to take the world back to the 1950s. They couldn’t be more wrong! Now, I’m not going to mock President Trump for being amazed that his […]
Batman and Robin parody with humorous text.
Satire

Will Trump Bail Out Musk Or Will He Say Bankruptcy Ain’t All Bad?

20 March 2025 Rossleigh 3
Tesla’s stock is slipping… The extent to which this is a problem for Elon Mask is yet to be determined because, well, isn’t he the richest man in the world? Ok, now let me go […]
Two men embracing at public event.
Satire

Why Trump, The Media And Gamblers Are Never Wrong!

15 March 2025 Rossleigh 7
The one certainty in life is that there are no certainties in life… Apart from death and taxes… Oh, and the fact that some people never make mistakes. I mean, a few weeks ago I […]
Two people smiling under a striped umbrella.
Satire

If You Want To Restore A Great American Dream, You Can’t Be Woke!

7 March 2025 Rossleigh 4
Listening to Donald Trump, I came to understand what’s wrong with being woke. If you’re woke, then someone’s stopped you from sleeping and once that happens then you stop dreaming and Mr Trump wants to […]
Map showing cyclone paths over Queensland.
Satire

Storm Clouds, Elections And Press Repost…

6 March 2025 Rossleigh 0
“It’s always too soon to go home. And it’s always too soon to calculate effect. I once read an anecdote by someone in Women Strike for Peace (WSP), the first great antinuclear movement in the […]
Man in white coat holding a cat.
Environment

In 2188, We Journey To Earth And See What Musk Saved Us From…

26 February 2025 Rossleigh 4
I had this idea for a movie script. This is what I have so far… Film Script Scene 1 – On The Journey From Mars Aboard Spaceship XSLA: Tour Guide- Hello everyone, and enjoy your […]

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