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Is Dezi Freeman being glorified like the other “daring, desperate or deranged” fugitives who came before him?

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:19:11
Publish Date: 2025-09-02 19:00:00
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The whispering forests and deep valleys of Victoria’s high country have long provided refuge for those on the run. 

Think of Ned Kelly and his gang, who vanished into the Wombat Ranges, before finally being captured by police in a shootout at the Glenrowan Inn. 

And, conspiracy theorist Dezi Freeman, who has been on the run for the last week in this area, after allegedly killing two policemen and injuring a third. 

Today, associate editor and special writer Tony Wright, who spent the last few days in this area, on how this region has helped some of Australia’s most mythic outlaws.

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