The divergence of views over Ronnie Biggs is emblematic of the left-right split, says Charles Richardson in the same way as the Australian debate over Ned Kelly: rebel outlaw hero, or bank robber and murderer?
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Lessons in History: What we can learn from… bushrangers
As long as there has been a geographical protruberance referred to as “Australia”, the inhabitants have delighted in the exploits of thieves, thugs, standover men and murderers.
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Jillian Skinner not stepping aside … Ned Kelly … Brendan Nelson … Furore over carers and aged payments … Morris Iemma … subsidised dental services …
Ned O’Sama: the resonance of transgenerational anxiety
Remixing Ned Kelly for the age of terror rings bells, writes Jeff Sparrow.
