Fast Food, Slow Cooking and the Future of the Media
For much of the twentieth century, society was concerned with doing things faster. Fast food outlets, microwave ovens to heat things quickly, instant meals. More […]
Articles by Rossleigh
Gina Rinehart hasn’t actually said the poor should be sterilised
“Gina Rinehart, a mining magnate worth an estimated £19 billion, has advised those jealous of the wealthy to “spend less time drinking or smoking and […]
I’m not a racist, but I know when “those people” have a right to be offended!
Andrew Bolt: “Collingwood was being thrashed and when the bearded Goodes took another possession in front of her, she shouted “ape”. This is very rude. […]
Mr Abbott Stark Raving Naked in Collins Street!
Peter Costello, May 24th 2013: “Unless Tony Abbot gets caught stark raving naked in Collins Street, I think it’s over and even then he might […]
Savings, savings, savings
“Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize-winning psychologist. Numbers have […]
A Clarification – not a backdown on the PPL!
“Earlier this week, a Labor backbencher, Michelle Rowland, was denied a ‘pair’ in spite of having a sick child. We have in the studio, Mr […]
$110,000 done, $69 billion to go
I actually read things. You know how you just click on “I agree to these terms and conditions” when joining something? Well, I’m the guy […]
The Lateral View
Allow me to add my lateral view of things. Government debt is frequently referred to as “the credit card” by Joe Hockey. This is, of course, […]
Predicting the future is hard, but predicting the past is an oxymoron
“There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we […]
Why I don’t make predictions … and why I never will
In the Fortune Teller’s Tent Madame Claire: Good afternoon, if you cross my palm with silver, I’ll tell you your future. Unnamed Politician: No thanks, […]
Two dialogues by Rossleigh
“Good morning, I’m here to inspect your house.” “What! I didn’t ask for any inspection.” “There’s been a complaint from someone that when they knocked […]
“When I hear the word culture, I reach for my pun … “
From the Sydney Morning Herald: “… opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne appeared to re-open the so-called ”history wars” which raged during the Howard years, by […]
Going, Going … Gonski!
INTERVIEWER Tonight, we’ll be talking to the Opposition Education Spokesman, Mr Christopher Whine. Good evening, Mr Whine. MR WHINE Good evening. INTERVIEWER So, is the […]
Labor must stop living in the past and govern decisively like it used to, declares ex-Minister
Ex-minister, Simon Crean, announced today that Labor was failing to get its message across, because of a lack of focus on the main issues. “Instead […]
NBN – The exciting potential of copper
Interviewer – Good morning, on today’s show we have a spokesman for the Liberal Party, Mr Bull, explaining their just released national broadband (NBN) policy. […]