Letters

By Ganur Maynard In the wake of this year’s National Reconciliation Week and the lead up to NAIDOC Week, Mr Palanirajan’s opinion piece in the July 2019 edition of this publication was a disappointing reminder of how poorly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are understood in Australia, not least …

Letter from our Managing Editor, Georgia Rose Phillips, on Tharunka Pink It was somewhat daunting task, even as a woman, to choose one colour to assign to the Womens’ edition. With the scope and breadth of feminist history, combined with the seemingly infinite number of disparate and exhaustive efforts of …

On Tharunka Green by Georgia Rose Phillips   As the first editorial address of the year it seems fitting to reflect on what Tharunka green has meant to all the students that have contributed but to also reflect on the broader editorial vision and direction for Tharunka in 2019. This …

Dear Professor Jacobs, I write to you as a member of university staff, postgraduate student, and a member of the Advisory Group to the Diversity Champion for Disability. I am deeply concerned about the proposed “UNSW3+ Model”, and believe that you should be too. This model will have a negative …

Dear Agony Ibis, I’m considering going on “If You Are The One”, but I’m scared to do it. My Mandarin is passable, and I’m moderately attractive, but possibly getting humiliated on TV looks scary, even if the opportunity is very exciting. What should I do? From, Am I The One? …

Dear Agony Ibis, What are your thoughts on the current Ukraine-Russia conflict? Thanks, Politically Aware.     To Politically Aware: Oh, dear reader, let me take you back to a different time. A freer, hazier day when this old, grey Ibis was but a milky white chick. It was April, …