Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts: Indigenous health in Northern Australia by Tess Lea

Book review

Stuart, Lynne. 2009. "Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts: Indigenous health in Northern Australia by Tess Lea." The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 38 (1), pp. 119-122. https://doi.org/10.1375/S1326011100000703
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Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts: Indigenous health in Northern Australia by Tess Lea

ERA Journal ID11099
Article CategoryBook review
Authors
AuthorStuart, Lynne
Journal TitleThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Journal Citation38 (1), pp. 119-122
Number of Pages4
Year2009
PublisherUniversity of Queensland
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1326-0111
2049-7784
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1375/S1326011100000703
Web Address (URL)https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/544
Abstract

Book review of: Bureaucrats and Bleeding Hearts: Indigenous Health in Northern Australia by Tess Lea, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2008, vi+276pp, ISBN 978 1 921410 18 5.

KeywordsIndigenous health; Northern Australia
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020450499. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing not elsewhere classified
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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