Category: Features
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Space: The Next Frontier
By Jordan Barnes The news cycle at the start of this new decade has undoubtedly been dominated by very earthly concerns: the spread of COVID-19, the US Democratic Primary race, Lady Gaga releasing ‘Stupid Love’, etc, etc. However, what has largely escaped media scrutiny as a result is a profound development in one of the […]
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Spotlight On: S. L. Lim
By Henry Chen S. L. Lim is the author of Real Differences (2019). She was Editor-in-Chief of Tharunka a decade ago as an Economics/Arts student, and later worked as an economics tutor and policy advisor. Tharunka sat down with her to talk about her forthcoming novel Revenge (to be published by Transit Lounge in September […]
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Spilling the Tea on Instagram’s Detox Tea Obsession
By CJ Tulong Instagram users may have come across influencers or celebrities promoting so-called ‘detox teas’ or ‘slimming teas’, where the products are said to give instant weight loss results. However, the rise of detox tea advertisements have sparked criticism. One notable instance occurred in 2019 when Jameela Jamil, actress from The Good Place, criticised […]
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How the Religious Discrimination Bill Contradicts the Christian Faith
By Rory Coverdale A person in the Bible asked Christ what the most important commandment was, and He identified two, not saying that one was more important than the other. The second was “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Mark 12:31, N.L.T.).[1] Everyone is our neighbour, and discrimination against anyone, for any reason, is a sin. […]
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Elon Musk & the Bolivian Coup – Innocent Businessman or Opportunistic Neo-Coloniser?
By Juwariya Malik In November 2019, Bolivia was upheaved in a coup that saw the military prompt the resignation of indigenous President Evo Morales of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, with Jeanine Anez, a far-right religious conservative, replacing him. The coup was spurred by allegations of electoral interference which led to Morales’ victory in […]
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Against Australia: A Call for Indigenous Sovereignty
By Gloria Guo As more privileged Australians were confronted this year with apocalyptic scenes of raging fires, choking cities, and empty rivers which Aboriginal people have faced since colonisation, a movement for Indigenous sovereignty continued to emerge. At this year’s Invasion Day/Survival Day rally in Sydney, I listened as Alice Haines, one of the speakers, […]