Nightline Bedtime Story: Ned Kelly 8 December 2026

🌙 Nightline Bedtime Story Podcast Tonight’s Nightline Bedtime Story steps into one of Australia’s most argued, mythologised, and unsettled lives. Edward “Ned” Kelly. Bushranger. Outlaw. Son. Symbol. Born into poverty and suspicion, shaped by prison, police pressure, and a system that never felt neutral, Ned Kelly’s life became a collision between crime and legend. From the bush tracks of Victoria to the iron armour of Glenrowan, this is not a simple story of good and bad, hero or villain. It is a slow, flowing narrative about class, loyalty, injustice, and how a young man becomes something larger than himself. About letters written in desperation. About a final stand that turned into a national argument. And about why, more than a century later, Australia is still talking about him. Settle in for a longform Nightline Bedtime Story that does not ask you to admire or condemn, only to listen and reflect on how legends are made when justice feels uncertain. Perfect for late night listening, history lovers, and anyone drawn to the uncomfortable space where fact, myth, and identity meet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.