them in Sydney and Melbourne. This represents an increase from the figure of 918 in the 2006 Census. There are no official statistics regarding the use of Irish outside the home. Popular culture The Riverina priest "John O'Brien" (Fr Patrick Hartigan) celebrated rural Irish Australian Catholic culture in his popular poems of the early twentieth century such as 'The little Irish mother' and 'Said Hanrahan'. They formed the basis of a 1925 silent movie Around the Boree Log. The Australian miniseries and historical drama Against the Wind deals with both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia. Ruth Park's 1948 book The Harp in the South portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in a Sydney slum. Other shows relating to Irish Australians include The Last Outlaw and Brides of Christ. Notable people of Irish descent Ned Kelly, Bushranger, outlaw and cultural icon. Known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour. Slim Dusty, Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and Australian cultural icon, first Australian to have a No. 1 international hit song with "A Pub with No Beer" originally adapted from a poem by Irish Australian poet Dan Sheahan. Johnny O'Keefe, Australian rock and roll singer. Doug Parkinson, Australian pop and rock singer. Colleen McCullough, Australian author. Katherine Knight, Australian murderer Bill O'Reilly (cricketer), Australian cricketer. Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer, actress, and activist. Peter Lalor, Irish born Australian rebel and, later, politician who rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion. Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor. Anthony Albanese, 31st Prime Minister of Australia Alan Joyce, Current CEO of Qantas, born in Ireland and emigrated to Australia in 1996. John Howard, 25th Prime Minister of Australia Jim Stynes, Australian Rules Footballer and Brownlow Medallist. Born in Ireland and emigrated to Australia in the 1980s. Johnny Logan, double-time winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, born in Melbourne. Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife expert and environmentalist. Paul Keating, 24th Prime Minister of Australia, legislated the expansion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights. William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia Julian McMahon, Australian actor Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor. Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor. Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor. Paul Hogan, Australian actor and comedian. Joseph Lyons, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, legislated the creation of the Australian broadcaster that is now known as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)