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Articles by Rossleigh

About Rossleigh
Rossleigh is a writer, director and teacher. 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 minutes play, “Y” won the 2013 Crash Test Drama Final.

If We Could Just Rid Of Muslims And The Arts…

December 20, 2015 Rossleigh 16

Now, normally I don’t respond to trolls. To paraphrase make Mark Twain, arguing with a troll is like wrestling with a pig, you end up […]

The Economy Is A Flesh-Eating Spider With Wings – Special Offer, One Week Only!

December 18, 2015 Rossleigh 13

“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” George E. P. Box Scotty Morrison’s recent analogy got me thinking about analogies. I mean, for years […]

Beam Me Down, Scotty Morrison OR Are We There Yet?

December 16, 2015 Rossleigh 20

Now just to explain. The road back to surplus is a bit like when the family gets in the car and goes on holiday. After […]

George Pell’s Heart Shows How Quickly The Left Lack Compassion!

December 14, 2015 Rossleigh 20

Shame on you! No, really, really shame on you. Some of you on the left have politics have been quick to make fun of Cardinal […]

Mr Trump Goes To Washington!

December 11, 2015 Rossleigh 5

Of course, one wonders if Donald Trump will be able to overcome what I see as his biggest hurdle: finding a running mate. I mean, […]

Tony Abbott: “I May Still Be Made Pope!”

December 9, 2015 Rossleigh 16

No, he didn’t really say that. Although he did declare that he would have won the next election. Not could have or might have. Would […]

The Great Conspiracy – I see it all now!

December 5, 2015 Rossleigh 14

This morning I was reading the letters section of The Herald-Sun. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but whenever I go to a coffee shop […]

The Brough End Of The Pineapple

December 3, 2015 Rossleigh 7

“Well, Brough will have to resign now, won’t he?” “No, not at all. He has a right to the presumpton of innocence.” “Presumption of innocence? […]

Great Big Attacks On Everything!

December 1, 2015 Rossleigh 16

Yep, the Carbon “Tax” was a great big tax on everything, but raising the GST, as well as possibly broadening its reach, is just the […]

Donald Trump, Sam Newman And Why I’m Not Politically Correct!

November 27, 2015 Rossleigh 11

Well, the week was bookended by Sam Newman and Donald Trump with some interesting takes on political correctness. Sam, for those of you who have […]

Hanson, Howard And The Lack Of Political Perspective!

November 23, 2015 Rossleigh 9

One wonders why someone who possessed several weapons and chemicals for making bombs as well as instructions on how to make them, wasn’t subject to […]

Can’t afford a house? Well maybe you could settle for a power station!

November 21, 2015 Rossleigh 4

As I’ve pointed out before, the business section of the paper is more reliable when it comes to getting information. I’m not suggesting that the […]

Turnbull? Well, Nobody Faustus … (Ah, with puns like that I could work for Murdoch)

November 19, 2015 Rossleigh 9

For anyone taking a step back, the question is: Has Turnbull sold his soul, or only rented it in the hope of buying it back […]

Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie Sheen, Je suis ce que je suis

November 17, 2015 Rossleigh 10

Ok, I’ve been sitting around and trying to work out the middle way. Yes, it’s a worthwhile question and it’s already been asked by many. […]

Why Tony Abbott Isn’t Darth Vader … Although Christopher Pyne May Be R2-D2!

November 12, 2015 Rossleigh 9

Another Star Wars movie. Little did I know when I saw that first one way back in the seventies that I was watching something that […]

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