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1. Johnny Depp’s dogs have left Australian soil after breaching quarantine rules.

Johnny Depp’s now infamous pooches, Boo and Pistol, have fled the country just before the 72-hour deadline lapsed which would have seen the dogs seized by authorities.

Late last night, The Daily Telegraph reported, four cars believed to be carrying Pistol and Boo pulled into the hangar where Depp and wife Amber Heard’s private jet was waiting to take the terriers home.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce made the announcement via Twitter, stating simply, “Dogs gone.”

An official media statement later said an officer from the Agriculture Department escorted the dogs from the residence where Depp was staying on the Gold Coast to the airport for their flight home.

“Two dogs that were brought into Australia without meeting our import requirements have now been exported back to their country of origin,” Minister Joyce said in the statement. “The department issued the necessary export documentation and correspondence to the relevant veterinary authority to facilitate the repatriation of the dogs”.

“All costs associated with returning the dogs were met by the owners.”

The secret flight marks the end of a drama, which has flooded Australian televisions and airwaves for the past week.

2. The Indonesian navy has rescued 200 asylum seekers from the waters off Aceh.

The Indonesian navy has rescued 200 asylum seekers from waters off Aceh, an Indonesian province located at the northern end of Sumatra.

This rescue follows another incident earlier this week where local fishermen pulled more than 700 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar to shore, from a stricken boat.

The asylum seekers are currently receiving medical attention in northern Aceh.

In total that makes more than 1,400 asylum seekers to have arrived in Indonesia this past week. According to the ABC, another 1,100 have made it to Malaysia. Additionally, the BBC is reporting that another boat was turned back by the Indonesian navy.

3. Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death.

After three days and 14 hours of deliberation, a US jury has sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his involvement in the 2013 bombings at the Boston marathon. The attacks killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Boston bomber, Tsarnaev reportedly did not react as the sentence was delivered.

According to the ABC, the jury of 12 “agreed with prosecutors that Tsarnaev had deliberately killed his victims in a premeditated act of terrorism, rejecting defence claims that he had been under the influence of his radicalised older brother.”

The jury said it did not believe that locking Tsarnaev in prison would restrict his communication from the outside world. It’s likely Tsarnaev’s lawyers will appeal the sentence.

4. Skype is now being used to link victims of domestic violence with legal services. 

The teleconferencing service Skype is now being used by a family violence legal service in Melbourne. According to the ABC an increasing number of women are accessing their lawyers through this facility.

The ‘Link’ program, as it is named, began 15 months ago and has since reached more than 340 women across regional Victoria. The program has revealed to the ABC that they wish to expand into other areas of the State.

Helen Matthews, the service’s principal lawyer, said the Skype program has been able to provide women in refuges and even
hospital beds with access to legal advice.

Speaking to the ABC, she said, “We had one occasion where it was important for that person to receive advice [at] that particular time — and that’s a really important time because if someone’s in hospital … generally that means they’re not able to be caring for their children or their own particular possessions so it’s a great flexibility.”

The service costs about $130,000 a year and is funded jointly by Victorian Legal Aid and the Legal Service Board. The link-up service aims to provide flexibility rather than replacing face-to-face contact.

5. ‘Good Samaritans’ have saved the life of a man stranded on train tracks in Sydney.

The Daily Telegraph reports a group of ‘Good Samaritan’ commuters have jumped onto Sydney’s Central Station train tracks to pull a man to safety.

The male in his 40s was rescued after stumbling and falling from a platform onto train lines. The fall occurred at 1.20am this morning rendering the Cessnock local unconscious.

Commuter Sean, who was waiting on the platform with his wife Paulette and a friend, quickly jumped to the man’s aid. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph he said, “He smashed his head on the tracks… We pulled him up and got him out of the way.”

CCTV footage of the incident has been reviewed by emergency services and has ruled it as an accident. Paramedics and NSW Fire and Rescue have transported the Cessnock local to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious condition.

6. A police operation near the site of the Lindt Cafe siege has concluded. 

A police operation has concluded at Martin Place with police officers declaring the area to be safe. Yesterday afternoon, a man was arrested and Sydney’s Phillip Street was blocked off by NSW police.

Additionally, 7News reports that several floors of 52 Martin Place — a building which houses the NSW Premier — had been evacuated. A NSW Police spokeswoman said a man was in custody, but it was not believed to be a “terror related” incident.

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