Cirrus@Austlit

'Ned Kelly is an Australian national icon. A nineteenth-century bushranger, murderer, thief and bandit who survived in the Australian bush is now a symbol for the nation writ large. Kelly has come to represent ‘quintessential’ Australian values – those of the anti-establishment, egalitarian underdog, fighting corrupt authorities and championing a higher form of justice. Kelly is part of our heritage and folklore, our tourist trails, songs, and national iconography.' (Introduction)