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Amber Heard is having the last laugh. On Tuesday, Heard took to Twitter and had some fun at the expense of Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. In a tweet, she offered to send Joyce a box of kiwis, “assuming this passes his biosecurity laws.” It was recently revealed that Joyce is actually a New […]...

Barnaby Joyce says government will examine whether it can take further legal action after saga of dogs Pistol and Boo

Australia’s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, has said the government will examine whether Johnny Depp committed “perjury” by smuggling dogs into the country while knowing it was illegal.

The saga of Pistol and Boo, the Yorkshire terriers who infamously landed the then Hollywood couple in strife in 2015, took another twist with allegations by Depp’s former managers that he was “fully aware that he was illegally bringing his dogs to Australia”.

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The agriculture minister famously took on Depp when the actor and his wife brought their dogs into Australia. Now Joyce says: ‘Every time he’s out of my mind, he’s back on late-night television’

Barnaby Joyce has reopened his verbal joust with Johnny Depp, saying he needs to get over his anger and move on.

The deputy prime minister, who threatened to have the Hollywood star’s dogs euthanised last May unless they “buggered off” to the United States, said Depp was handing out free publicity on Australia’s biosecurity laws.

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Perhaps it's time to call off the dogs. If Barnaby Joyce was ever expecting to receive a sincere apology from Johnny Depp, he's been barking up the wrong tree. It's been 13 months since Amber Heard illegally imported her dogs, Boo and Pistol, into Australia (where her husband was filming Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)—but the doggy drama continues. On Monday, Depp appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and mocked Joyce's complexion, joking that the ruddy-faced politician looks like he was "inbred with a tomato." The lawmaker addressed Depp's comments in his hometown of Tamworth on Tuesday, saying, "I'm inside his head; I'm pulling little strings and pulling...

Johnny Depp's dog-smuggling fiasco just keeps getting stranger. Australian deputy prime minister and agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce responded to Depp's claims that he looks like "somehow inbred with a tomato" made on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night. "I think I'm turning into Johnny Depp's Hannibal Lecter, aren't I?" Joyce told the Bcc through a spokesman Wednesday morning, referencing the villain of the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. "I'm inside his head, I'm pulling little strings and pulling little levers. Long after I've forgotten about Mr Depp, he's remembering me." Joyce thanked Depp, 52, for the free publicity on Australia's biosecurity laws.

With Johnny Depp saying that Australian deputy Pm Barnaby Joyce looks like he’s ‘inbred with a tomato’, can you guess which piece of shade reportedly belongs to which celebrity sparring partners?

Walter Matthau on Barbra Streisand

"I would rather marry an old donkey than kiss that woman"

"I have more talent in my smallest fart than she has in her entire body"

"She is the definition of inconsequential"

"Why would anyone be entertained by that bowlegged moron?"

Harrison Ford on Shia Laboeuf

"He's a fucking idiot"

"What an ungrateful punk"

"He sums up everything I hate about young actors

"I'd rather have acted with a snake"

Diane Kruger on Peter O'Toole

"There were times when he would just look at me, drooling, and I would feel physically sick"

"I know he was seen as a classic actor by many but turning up late smelling like brandy isn't my idea...

Johnny Depp tells chat show host Jimmy Kimmel that Australia’s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, looks ‘inbred with a tomato’. Joyce gives his reaction. In April 2015 Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, fell foul of the authorities in Australia when she entered the country without declaring their two Yorkshire Terrier dogs, Pistol and Boo

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Appearing on Us talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Johnny Depp says Barnaby Joyce looks like he’s ‘inbred with a tomato’, as he continues to mock the apology Depp made with his wife, Amber Heard, for smuggling their two dogs into Australia. Depp says ‘an absolute genius’ wrote the apology and it was directed by an iPhone. When asked if he watched the video before releasing it, Depp responded: ‘No, because I didn’t want to kill myself’

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Agriculture minister hits back by saying he’s turning into Depp’s ‘Hannibal Lecter’ after actor mocks Australian dog apology video on Us talk show

Johnny Depp has said the Australian deputy Pm and agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, looks like he’s “inbred with a tomato” as he continues to mock the apology he made with his wife, Amber Heard, for smuggling their two dogs into Australia.

Related: Rotten tomatoes: match the insult to the movie star feud - quiz

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He narrowly avoided legal action after he and his wife Amber Heard illegally brought their dogs into Australia and now Johnny Depp is making fun of the way he was forced to apologize for his actions.

During a press conference for his new film “Alice Through The Looking Glass,” the “Edward Scissorhands” actor joked, “I’m going to do this everywhere I go, I would really like to apologize for not smuggling my dogs into England because it would have been a bad thing to do. The Australians are a little chipper, you know.”

Last year, Depp poked fun at Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce while attending the Venice Film Festival, stating, “I killed my dogs and ate them, under orders of some sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia.”...

Everyone is making fun of Johnny Depp for that odd dog-smuggling apology video — even the Australian government. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce told Australian public broadcaster ABC that Depp “looked like he was auditioning for the Godfather” in his monotonous apology video, adding that he doesn’t “think he’ll get an Academy Award for his performance.” In a subsequent interview with CNN affiliate Channel 7’s “Sunrise” show, Joyce suggested the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star “do it again” — this time, with “a little gusto.” That all said, Joyce appears pleased with the general message of the strange mea culpa,...

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's dog smuggling apology video, mandated by an Australian court, has drawn reactions from figures from the entertainment and political worlds. Comedian Ricky Gervais likened the now viral clip to a hostage video, while Australia’s deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce said it looks like an audition video for The Godfather. They were among a slew of people who mocked the 42-second video, made by the couple on Monday as penance for smuggling their dogs into Australia last year. But the mentions by celebrities and social media reaction beyond likely has had the desired effect –

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The deputy prime minister and Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, says Johnny Depp’s performance in the apology video could’ve used a bit more ‘gusto’, claiming the actor looked like ‘he was auditioning for the Godfather’. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard released the video to apologise for smuggling their two dogs, Pistol and Boo into Australia. The video has since gone viral, with many online commenters not buying the authenticity of Depp’s performance

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The deputy prime minister and Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, says Johnny Depp’s performance in the apology video could’ve used a bit more ‘gusto’, claiming the actor looked like ‘he was auditioning for the Godfather’. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard released the video to apologise for smuggling their two dogs, Pistol and Boo into Australia. The video has since gone viral, with many online commenters not buying the authenticity of Depp’s performance

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Yikes. It was not a g'day for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The married movie stars just apologized on camera for falsifying immigration documents to smuggle their dogs into Australia. The Internet took note of the painfully awkward video, comparing it to a hostage situation.

You may recall the hubbub about Heard bringing the dogs into the country last May while Depp was filming the fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. Heard pleaded guilty Monday to falsifying the docs, to bring her Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into Oz. She will not serve jail time, as prosecutors dropped the charges, and both Depp and Heard issued a video apology to the Queensland court.

As People reported, the video was posted on the Facebook page of Barnaby Joyce, the Australian politician who initially threatened to euthanize the dogs:

Amber Heard: "I'm truly sorry that Pistol and Boo were not declared.

Amber Heard will avoid jail time after bringing her dogs into Australia in April 2015 without officially declaring them. The actress was charged with illegally smuggling two Yorkshire terriers, Boo and Pistol, into the country, where husband Johnny Depp was filming the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. She faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and up to a $75,000 fine.

On Monday, Heard pleaded guilty to the less serious crime of providing a false immigration document when entering Australia; she was granted a one-month good behavior bond,...

‘I don’t think it’s something they would have willingly wanted to do,’ Australia’s deputy Pm says, as court decides to drop charges against Heard

• Charges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp and his wife, Amber Heard, were less than willing participants in a video on Australian biosecurity, the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, said.

Heard was issued with a one-month good behaviour bond after admitting to falsifying customs documents in unlawfully bringing the pair’s dogs, Pistol and Boo, into Australia from the Us in April last year.

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‘I don’t think it’s something they would have willingly wanted to do,’ Australia’s deputy Pm says, as court decides to drop charges against Heard

• Charges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp and his wife, Amber Heard, were less than willing participants in a video on Australian biosecurity, the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, said.

Heard was issued with a one-month good behaviour bond after admitting to falsifying customs documents in unlawfully bringing the pair’s dogs, Pistol and Boo, into Australia from the Us in April last year.

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• No conviction against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp

Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have publicly apologised for their dogs’ unauthorised foray down under in April 2015 in a video posted to the

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ YouTube channel. In the video, Heard describes ‘a treasure trove of unique plants, animals and people’. Depp says that ‘Australians are just as unique, both warm and direct. If you disrespect Australian law, they will tell you firmly.’ (Australia’s agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, said at the time the dogs had better ‘bugger off’ back to the Us or he’d arrange to have them put down.) Heard has been handed a one-month good behaviour bond of $1,000 with no conviction recorded after she pleaded guilty to one charge and had two others dismissed.

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• No conviction against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp

Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have publicly apologised for their dogs’ unauthorised foray down under in April 2015 in a video posted to the

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ YouTube channel. In the video, Heard describes ‘a treasure trove of unique plants, animals and people’. Depp says that ‘Australians are just as unique, both warm and direct. If you disrespect Australian law, they will tell you firmly.’ (Australia’s agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, said at the time the dogs had better ‘bugger off’ back to the Us or he’d arrange to have them put down.) Heard has been handed a one-month good behaviour bond of $1,000 with no conviction recorded after she pleaded guilty to one charge and had two others dismissed.

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Johnny Depp may venture Down Under again after all. In April 2015, the actor was accused of failing to declare his two Yorkshire terriers, Boo and Pistol, when he flew into Australia on his private jet to film Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Barnaby Joyce, Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, spoke to ABC radio at the time, saying, "There is a process if you want to bring animals: you get the permits, they go into quarantine and then you can have them. But if we start letting movie stars—even though they've been the Sexiest Man Alive twice—to come into our nation [and break the laws], then why don't we just break the laws for...

On Grammys red carpet, actor equates Australia with one thing: the minister and his threat to put down his dogs over an alleged quarantine violation

Johnny Depp has cited Barnaby Joyce – the Australian politician who threatened to put down the Hollywood star’s dogs Pistol and Boo – as a reason for him to return to Australia one day.

Proving that the incoming deputy prime minister still looms large in the mind of the actor, Depp joked that Joyce had invited him to stay at his house “for some reason”.

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Australia’s agriculture minister is honoured for his threat to euthanise Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo when they failed to go through quarantine

Barnaby Joyce has been honoured for refusing to compromise on his commitment to Australia’s national biosecurity in the face of the man twice voted People magazine’s sexiest man.

The federal minister for agriculture and water resources has been awarded the Froggatt award for principled decision making by the Invasive Species Council for “acting quickly and decisively” against actor Johnny Depp and his wife, Amber Heard, for bringing their Yorkshire terriers into Australia in breach of quarantine laws.

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Amber Heard is willing to fight hard for her dogs. The Zombieland actress announced Monday that she will be fighting the charges that she illegally smuggled her and husband Johnny Depp's Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, into Australia earlier this year. Depp failed to file the proper paperwork for his two dogs, thereby violating the rules of Australia's Quarantine Act 1908. At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce demanded the dogs leave the country or risk being euthanized. The couple followed his request and sent the animals back to California. But now she's going to fight the two counts against her and hopefully avoid the 10 years in prison and hefty fines that face her if...

Annabel Crabb's Kitchen Cabinet will return for its fifth season on .October 28.

The new six-episode series will feature Treasurer, Scott Morrison, Motor Enthusiast Party senator, Ricky Muir, Labor senaotor, Nova Peris and Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

Join Morrison as he cooks a Sri Lankan fish curry and opens up about his childhood acting career, his faith and reflections on his time as Immigration Minister. .

Muir takes Annabel for a spin in two vehicles (one bumpy, one fast) and talks about his unexpected rise to political prominence..

Di Natale, invites Annabel to his off-the-grid farm and makes nearly every element of his meal from scratch, including the pizza oven..

Peris takes Annabel to her family.s country nestled in beautiful Kakadu, where they cook by a campfire, eat by a billabong teeming with crocodiles and discuss Senator Peris. life to date..

In a Kitchen Cabinet first, at a Chinese...

Johnny Depp will be very angry if Amber Heard gets jail time for bringing their two tiny dogs to Australia, which spurred some major legal drama. In April, the couple had flown to Australia, where Depp, 52, was to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth movie in the hit series. After they landed, Barnaby Joyce, the country's minister of agriculture, declared the couple had not obtained legal paperwork to bring in their two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo. He threatened to have the dogs euthanized unless they were flown out of the country within 50 hours. Depp complied and the dogs were flown to California. Heard, 29, still faces what...

Johnny Depp ran into a bit of trouble with the Australian government earlier this year when he took his dogs Pistol and Boo to the country without permits.

The country's Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce accused him of illegally importing the animals, and the star was given a 50-hour ultimatum to fly the dogs home or have them put down.

Now, in a tongue-in-cheek dig at Joyce, Depp has said: "I killed my dogs and ate them, under direct orders of some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia."

The star was responding to a question at a press conference for his latest film Black Mass at the Venice Film Festival on whether he would be taking his dogs on a gondola ride in the city. Despite a media assistant's suggestion that the question was inappropriate, Depp still answered.

The actor also talked about his role as James 'Whitey' Bulger in Black Mass,...

Johnny Depp ran into a bit of trouble with the Australian government earlier this year when he took his dogs Pistol and Boo to the country without permits.

The country's Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce accused him of illegally importing the animals, and the star was given a 50-hour ultimatum to fly the dogs home or have them put down.

Now, in a tongue-in-cheek dig at Joyce, Depp has said: "I killed my dogs and ate them, under direct orders of some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia."

The star was responding to a question at a press conference for his latest film Black Mass at the Venice Film Festival on whether he would be taking his dogs on a gondola ride in the city. Despite a media assistant's suggestion that the question was inappropriate, Depp still answered.

The actor also talked about his role as James 'Whitey' Bulger in Black Mass,...

Actor in Venice to attend the world premiere of his gangster film Black Mass jokes about the row in Australia over the fate of his Yorkshire terriers

Johnny Depp joked that he had “killed his dogs and ate them” after they were ordered to be removed from Australia earlier this year. He then suggested that he was acting “under direct orders from some kind of sweaty big-gutted man from Australia” – undoubtedly a reference to Barnaby Joyce, Australia’s minister for agriculture, who had said that Depp’s two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, should “bugger off back to the United States”.

Related: Black Mass review - compelling true crime drama is mighty comeback for Johnny Depp

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Actor in Venice to attend the world premiere of his gangster film Black Mass jokes about the row in Australia over the fate of his Yorkshire terriers

Johnny Depp joked that he had “killed his dogs and ate them” after they were ordered to be removed from Australia earlier this year. He then suggested that he was acting “under direct orders from some kind of sweaty big-gutted man from Australia” – undoubtedly a reference to Barnaby Joyce, Australia’s minister for agriculture, who had said that Depp’s two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, should “bugger off back to the United States”.

Related: Black Mass review - compelling true crime drama is mighty comeback for Johnny Depp

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She’s in hot water with the agriculture minister in Australia, and this week Amber Heard was formally charged for transporting her Yorkshire terrier puppies into the land down under without proper permits.

The “Rum Diary” babe was summoned on Wednesday (July 15) regarding Pistol and Boo, the dogs she shares with husband Johnny Depp. She received two counts of illegally importing animals and one count of producing an unspecified false document.

Back in May, Depp faced a similar situation and at the time, Agricultural Minister Barnaby Joyce told press, "If we start letting movie stars — even though they’ve been the sexiest man alive twice — to come into our nation [and break the laws], then why don’t we just break the laws for everybody? It's time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States."...

Australia's Department of Agriculture won't let sleeping dogs lie. Amber Heard has been charged with illegally smuggling her dogs, Boo and Pistol, into the country in April. The Magic Mike Xxl actress' husband, Johnny Depp, failed to declare his Yorkshire Terriers when he traveled Down Under, thereby violating the rules of Australia's Quarantine Act 1908. At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce demanded the dogs leave the country or risk being euthanized. Depp and Heard complied with Joyce's request, and their dogs returned to L.A. The doggy drama didn't end there, though. The Paranoia actress, 29, was charged this week with two counts of illegal importation contrary to the...

The ABC.s new regional division and the TV news department are shooting a documentary series on residents in some of Australia.s smallest communities.

Due to air later this year, the 8-part Back Roads will be presented by Heather Ewart, who last year fronted A Country Road . The Nationals. That 3-part series chronicled the history of the National Party featuring larger-than-life characters Bob Katter, Clive Palmer, Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce as well as old-timers such as Doug Anthony and Malcolm Fraser. Brigid Donovan, a long-time producer with Australian Story, is working on the project with teams from ABC regional radio, online and mobile. Back Roads will ask why people have chosen the coastal or country life and look at the events and celebrations that bind them. The new ABC Regional brings together program makers, producers and reporters from across the country to provide a unified service. There are...

Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard says the couple won't be rushing back to Australia after the agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, threatened to have their two dogs put down for being brought into the country illegally.' I have a feeling we're going to avoid the land down under from now on just as much as we can thanks to certain politicians there', she told Channel 7's Sunrise program. 'I guess everyone tries to go for their 15 minutes, including some government officials' Continue reading...

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's blunder Down Under won't soon be forgotten. In April, Depp was publicly scolded after it was discovered that he did not declare his Yorkshire Terriers, Boo and Pistol, thereby breaking the country's quarantine laws. At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce demanded the dogs leave the country or risk being euthanized. If the matter goes to court and Depp is found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison or a maximum fine of $265,000. Heard was asked about the ordeal Monday while promoting Magic Mike Xxl on Australia's Sunrise show. "I have a feeling we're going to avoid the land Down Under from now on, just as much as we can, thanks to certain...

Last night on late night, John Oliver talked Nsa, FIFA, and contract chicken farming. On Friday, Oprah and Norm MacDonald came on Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel interviewed a Ucsb student whose flute recital invite went viral, and Anna Kendrick hates her “resting bitchy face”.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Oliver was surprised to report that the Us House of Representatives has passed a measure (H.R. 2048) to stop the Nsa collection of telephone data. That measure will be opposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but has a good chance of passing, due to relatively strong bipartisan support and the support of the President, the Director of National Intelligence, and a federal appeals court.

Next, Oliver discusses the upcoming presidential election for FIFA. President Sepp Blatter, a maligned figure in world sport, stands for re-election. Blatter is responsible for handing out the 2018 World Cup to Russia, the 2022 World Cup to Qatar,...

ABC's Insiders gives Australia, indeed the world, the parody it had been waiting for with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Canine Calamity. It makes fine use of agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce's press conference from last week in which he gave the franchise's star, Johnny Depp, a 50-hour deadline to remove his dogs, Boo and Pistol, from Australia. The actor had allegedly brought them in illegally, but jetted out of Australia on Friday night just before time ran out Continue reading...

Well thank dog, it's official: Johnny Depp's pups won't be going to the death chamber Down Under. Barnaby Joyce, Australia's Minister for Agriculture, had threatened to euthanize Depp and Amber Heard's Yorkshire terriers Boo and Pistol if they were not removed from the country by Saturday. The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales star was accused of violating Australia's strict quarantine regulations and smuggling the pets in the country without following proper procedure or adhering to quarantine requirements. Sources told E! News Thursday that Boo and Pistol would be returning to the United States via private jet, and on Friday, Australian officials confirmed the dogs had, indeed,...

Johnny Depp has flown his two dogs out of Australia after the Australian government threatened to have them put down. Depp flew into Australia with his two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, but failed to obtain the proper permits for bringing animals into the country as required by law. The government then said that Depp had to get the dogs out of the country or else they would be euthanized. “Two dogs that were brought into Australia without meeting our import requirements have now been exported back to their country of origin,”Australian agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce said in a statement on.

Safe and sound and almost on U.S. soil! Following a controversy Down Under, pet parent Johnny Depp has complied with Australian authorities' demands to remove his Yorkshire terriers, Boo and Pistol, from the country after he allegedly "snuck" them in via private jet. Filming the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean flick in Brisbane, Depp, 51, is accused of bringing the dogs into the country without proper permits, according to Australia's agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce. Depp returned to Australia with his wife, Amber Heard, and allegedly the dogs, [...]...

Australian radio shock-jock radio Kyle Sandilands attacks the agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, for threatening to kill Johnny Depp's dogs. Sandilands, known for his abrasive outbursts, tells Joyce on Kiss FM he sounds like a 'clown' and an 'insensitive wanker' and that he should 'have some decency'. 'That seems interesting coming from you mate, you're the number one clown on the radio,' Joyce retorts Continue reading...

Johnny Depp‘s dogs could pay the ultimate price at the hands of the Australian government. The actor flew into Australia on a chartered plane with his two Yorkies, Pistol and Boo, but failed to obtain the proper permits required by law. “Mr. Depp has to either take his dogs back to California, or we’re going to have to euthanize them,” Australian agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce said in an interview with ABC Brisbane. See photos: 19 of Johnny Depp's Most Outrageous Roles The law requires permit and a quarantine process for animals in order to keep diseases out of the country.

We all know that celebrities love their pets, and Johnny Depp is in a tough spot regarding Pistol and Boo, his two Yorkshire terriers that are currently living in Australia.

According to multiple reports, the pair of Yorkies were brought into the country illegally, with no permits or quarantine period, and now the authorities will put the dogs down unless the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” actor flies them back to the USA by Saturday.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce told press, "There is a process if you want to bring animals: you get the permits, they go into quarantine and then you can have them. But if we start letting movie stars—even though they've been the Sexiest Man Alive twice—to come into our nation [and break the laws], then why don't we just break the laws for everybody? It's time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States.

Johnny Depp's 2 tiny dogs are capable of wreaking havoc in the Australian animal kingdom, and that's why the dogs now have a target on their adorable heads. The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, tells TMZ, Johnny and Amber Heard are not giving due respect to the enormous problem the country faces with animals. Joyce says wild dogs kill up to 40 sheep a night ... though we're guessing none of the offenders are Yorkies.  But size doesn't matter,...

Johnny Depp is facing major drama in Australia after being ordered to send his two dogs, Boo and Pistol, back to the Us or they will be put down. The threat was delivered by Australia's agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, because Johnny allegedly disobeyed the country's animal import laws and brought his two Yorkshire Terrier pups into the country without permits or a mandatory period in quarantine. Barnaby accused Johnny of smuggling the dogs aboard his private plane when he flew into Australia on April 21 to continue filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. He has until Saturday to get his dogs out of the country or the Agriculture Department will be responsible for euthanizing them. Barnaby explained in an interview with Australia's ABC radio on Thursday that the country is considered rabies free and they have strict regulations to keep it that way, saying, "There is a...

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's two Yorkshire terriers, Boo and Pistol, will have to return to the U.S. or be put down. The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales actor, 51, disobeyed Australia's animal import laws and brought his dogs into the country without permits or a period in quarantine. Australian quarantine authorities have ordered Depp to fly his dogs out of the country by Saturday. Australia has strict quarantine regulations to prevent spreading diseases such as rabies. Bringing pets to the country involves applying for a permit, followed by a quarantine period on arrival of at least 10 days. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce accused Depp of smuggling the Yorkshire terriers aboard his...

Johnny Depp has been ordered to send his two dogs, Boo and Pistol, back to the U.S. from Australia, or the little pups will be euthanized. The Pirates of the Caribbean star has been given the ultimatum by Australia's agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce. On Thursday, May 14, he claimed that Depp had "snuck" his two Yorkshire terriers into the country on board his private jet when he arrived in Brisbane on Wednesday, April 22 to continue filming the fifth Pirates movie.  Depp's return to Australia followed his return [...]...

Guests on Channel Nine's Today show discuss the serious implications of not declaring pets to quarantine when entering Australia. On Thursday morning agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce gave Johnny Depp an ultimatum: take your dogs back to California 'or we're going to euthanise them'. The Hollywood star alledgedly breached Australia's biosecurity laws by failing to declare his two Yorkshire terriers Boo and Pistol Continue reading...

Australian agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce sets 50-hour deadline for Pistol and Boo to be sent back to Us after star flies in dogs without ‘proper permits’

Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp has been given an ultimatum by Australia: send your pet dogs back home to the United States or face having them put down.

Depp is in hot water with the Department of Agriculture after failing to declare his two Yorkshire terriers when he flew into Australia on his private jet last month for the filming of the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.

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Southern Cross Austereo will air a six part public affairs TV series.

The annoucement:

Southern Cross Austereo has today announced a six part public affairs television program ‘The Great Divide’, designed specifically for its regional television network and dedicated to the concerns of Australians living outside major cities in the countdown to the 2012 Federal Election.

The Great Divide is a half-hour weekly program hosted by esteemed journalist Graham Davis, and premieres on Sunday September 2nd with a debate centreing on rural independents, their vital role in propping up the Gillard Labor Government and the power plays that lie ahead in the coming months.

Featuring in the first episode are Nsw MP Tony Windsor, who is fighting off a determined challenge in his New England seat; Queensland maverick Bob Katter, who is fielding candidates for his own party for the first time; Senator Barnaby Joyce, who intends to transfer to the...