Obama has announced today that he is going to work hard to ensure that people won't be able to get in to the States so easily - Sarah Ferguson apparently empathises with the illegals.

He assures us his migrant 'overhaul' won't be arbitrary and that the government will try to make sure that it will only be unskilled workers that get deported so that lowly paid jobs can be filled up by millions of unemployed Americans.

America's rich are unsure whether to celebrate.

José wont be cleaning their pool anymore but Joseph down the road will have less reason to rob them.

Osama's sons have reacted negatively to the news, saying that Obama's policies are never arbirtrary and that their father was executed without attempting to send him to trial. 

Obama commented that it wouldn't have made any difference because if they looked at Arizona's immigration policies and Guantanamo, they would see that political prisoners never get a fair trial in the U.S of A. 

What do you think of Obama's new immigration plan? Is he just pandering to Latino voters? And was Osama arbitrarily targeted? Tell us and remember....Disqus!

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Atkinson, who has the right to veto the lifting of a national ban on video games rated too violent and extreme for consumption said he has received threatening notes from gamers.

"I feel that my family and I are more at risk from gamers than we are from the outlaw motorcycle gangs who also hate me."

Currently Australia has a ban on adult or R rated games, where interestingly movies with the same themes of violence, language, nudity and drug use are allowed.  And is the only country in the Western democracy that doesn't have an adult rating system in place.

Perhaps he feels introducing an adult R+ rating would increase the sort of anti-social behaviour we see in these games, because isn't it true that all gamers including myself are 2D assassins just looking for a good excuse to blow people to smithereens?  . . read more

As we are constantly told in international relations, security is the central concern of all governments. Without it, society can't function.

So in turn, governments, especially American governments, throw billions into blackhole budgets in an attempt to keep us safe, or feeling safe.

And just to make it all the sweeter, secrecy is essential- meaning transparency is of course impossible.

So just like the story that British Ministers have been getting greedy with their entitlements, the only person to blame for this is yourself.

Because, as long as we're happy blindly throwing power, money and guns to shady people we shouldn't be surprised that they use them for their own benefits.

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Apologising is a uniquely human action, it involves taking responsibility for a mistake and admitting you erred. In someways it also involves asking for forgiveness.

Kevin Rudd, Australia's former PM who was sacked by his own party last year, apologised last night for "killing" his Emissions Trading Scheme which he says brought about his downfall.

Whether this is true or not, his apology echoes another one he made in his first week in government. That "sorry" was to the aboriginal people of Australia who since British colonisation were oppressed, marginalied and literally stolen from their families. 

His apology in that instance was personal and was seen almost universally as a positive step towards reconciliation and healing. It didn't lead to a better livelihood for indigenous Australians and has to be seen now as a symbolic act without much substance behind it.

Hopefully this second apology for failing on climate change can lead to asking for real forgiveness by making some real progress.    . . read more

For all the groaning that comes with elections, there are two parts of the day which are genuinely fun.

The first comes when you go down to the local church or school and get hit by the crazy carnival atmosphere of spruikers trying to change your opinion, disinterested kids running about and everyone talking to each other with smiles about what a hassle it is to vote.

The second comes later at the traditional election party where everyone gets pissed, scorns every candidate and again talks about what a hassle it is to vote.

Pity that the choices, and the results aren't as fun as the day itself.   . . read more