01047nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260002100042100001200063245005300075856004800128520073500176022001400911       2020                            d  bCSIRO Publishing1 aDavis J00aStigma, separation, sorrow: leprosy in Australia  uhttps://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA200513 aLeprosy (Hansen’s disease) was introduced to Australia in the mid-1800s and its story reflects the attitudes of the 19th and 20th centuries, with treatment including segregation, paternalism, and racism. The approaches taken within the Australian states were similar and based on isolating people affected by leprosy, as both a measure to assist the patient but, more importantly, to protect the European society. The most devastating effects of this introduced disease and these approaches were on Indigenous Australians. With the advent of effective antimicrobials, isolation practices were slowly replaced with community-based treatment. However, the term ‘leper’ still evokes negative images in Australian society today.  a1324-4272