It’s been a year since a murderous ambush in rural Victoria led to Australia’s biggest manhunt, and the consequences are being felt beyond the dense bush that Dezi Freeman fled into after he shot and killed two police officers.

Today crime journalist Sherryn Groch on the underground network and doomsday preppers in the High Country. And why Freeman, a monster to some, has become an outlaw hero to an entrenched part of Australian society. It’s Wednesday, August 26.


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‘Still Kelly country’: Life in Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman, as locals pick up the pieces



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It&rsquo;s been a year since a murderous ambush in rural Victoria led to Australia&rsquo;s biggest manhunt, and the consequences are being felt beyond the dense bush that Dezi Freeman fled into after he shot and killed two police officers.
Today crime journalist Sherryn Groch&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/still-kelly-country-life-in-porepunkah-after-dezi-freeman-as-locals-pick-up-the-pieces-20260804-p60l93.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">on the underground network and doomsday preppers in the High Country</a>. And why Freeman, a monster to some, has become an outlaw hero to an entrenched part of Australian society. It&rsquo;s Wednesday, August 26.
 Background reading:
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<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/still-kelly-country-life-in-porepunkah-after-dezi-freeman-as-locals-pick-up-the-pieces-20260804-p60l93.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;Still Kelly country&rsquo;: Life in Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman, as locals pick up the pieces</a></li>
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 The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris, from the newsrooms of<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/"> The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/"> The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

If you enjoy this podcast and want to hear more, please rate, review & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or whichever platform you find your pods.

The Morning Edition&nbsp;brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/samantha-selinger-morris-p4yvwp">Samantha Selinger-Morris</a> from the newsrooms of <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/">The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/">The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
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Dezi Freeman killed two policemen, but to some he’s still an ‘outlaw hero’

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