Born to an Irish convict family, Ned Kelly represented an essential element in construction of Australian identity. Even though he could foresee the consequences of his rebellious attitude against authorities riddled with injustice and discrimination, he was determined of delivering the message of equality establishment to people. Through his memorable attitude, he strongly shaped the Australian identity as a whole. Considering Ned as an icon of Australian identity, leading sources of information construct him differently to change how Australians are represented. To study more about how the Australian identity was shaped through figures like Kelly, one has to consider several discourses especially class and family history that contributed in the construction of his Australian identity. Ned Kelly, as seen by many, was and still is a national representative of the heroic Australian, whose criminal record was mostly overshadowed by his brave, courageous and defiant attitude towards unjust British...