SYDNEY (Reuters) – Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has vowed to continue fighting the Australian tax office which has barred him from leaving Australia until he pays a massive bill, saying he's victim of a witch hunt.

Hogan, 70, was served with a departure prohibition order 10 days ago while in Australia to attend his 101-year-old mother's funeral which has prevented him from leaving to return to Los Angeles where he lives with his wife and son.

The Australian Tax Office refused to comment on reports of seeking tax on A$38 million ($34 million) of allegedly undeclared income from Hogan, saying it cannot give details of individual taxpayers.

But the actor went public in the Australian media this week to put forward his side in his five-year row with the tax office, saying he had done nothing wrong and the tax office was on a witch hunt for a high-profile case.

"I can't pay 10 percent of what they're asking.... bugger 'em!" the actor told Australian television Nine Network's "A Current Affair" program broadcast late Tuesday.

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Hardly your typical pensioner, the title is most misleading.

Hardly your typical pensioner, the title is most misleading.

That's why the title doesn't say "Typical Pensioner".

It's quite common to title something in a way to get people to look. Like that thread in the Samui forum about his bitch leaving him. Both titles are accurate, it is just the reader who has something else in mind before reading the content.

Anyway, I'm sure pensioners around the world who are living outside their homeland might find this story interesting. There are plenty of retired Aussies in LOS who go back home for visits. They can take this as a warning that the gov't is watching and waiting!

From what I understand if you're Aussie and you live out of country you are not entitled to your pension (or benefits). Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I remember discussing this with Udon (former TV mod, now RIP) at one time.

Is there something wrong with a tongue-in-cheek title?

I understood the joke almost immediately, but then, I have a weird sense of humor.

Is there something wrong with a tongue-in-cheek title?

I understood the joke almost immediately, but then, I have a weird sense of humor.

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