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Gamamari UNSW UNSW's oldest & newest student publication. For over 70 years, Gamamari has been telling the stories of UNSW students.

If you want to join the community or publish a story reach out to:
[email protected] Student paper at the University of New South Wales since 1953. http://tharunka.arc.unsw.edu.au
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11/12/2024

Applications now open for the Gamamari News Editor position!
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02/09/2024

International students have emerged as the new victims of Sydney’s worsening rental crisis, with UNSW’s Arc legal and advocacy team receiving increasing numbers of complaints about young tenants being exploited by unscrupulous landlords.

Reporting by Pia Lenarduzzi.

Read the full story here: https://gamamari.com/arc-legal-on-how-to-avoid-rental-scams/

26/08/2024

“In the aftermath of the Taliban reoccupation, there was a steep decline in human rights, especially for women and girls, and the question we must force ourselves to ask is what drives the Taliban to prevent women from participating in society?”

Sabrine Nasri observes.

Read the article at the link in bio

23/08/2024

16/06/2024

With the advent of a newly re-named publication, some people might be asking, what ever happened to Tharunka?

Richard finds out.

On a stroll through campus, I passed by a stand holding copies of Tharunka. They were sitting there modestly, half taken. A spiderweb had literally formed across them. No more are the days where copies of Tharunka are flying off the racks, causing a stir with university administrators and students.....

13/06/2024

Tharunka editor Richard Neville was praised as Australia's Literary Larrikin for his co-founding of countercultural touchstone, 'Oz Magazine'. But what was behind the larrikin?

George Raptis unravels.

For all the words written about the life of Richard Neville I cannot scroll past a black and white image of him in his youth. With a face framed by jet black bangs, Neville has one hand casually perched in his jean pocket, wearing a jacket whose collar is lined with various-sized buttons. What is

10/06/2024

Foundation Day was once a staple of UNSW life. A way for students to establish their own identity of the campus and to stick it to authority. But where did it go?

Emma Partis explores a bygone time of UNSW history.

Did you hear about the time that UNSW students kidnapped an alligator from Taronga Zoo in 1964, and stuffed it into a cricket bag to be later collected from Kensington campus for a ransom? Or how, in 1961, a team of 20 UNSW students broke a world record by pushing a scooter non-stop from Melbourne

06/06/2024

Looking back on her editorship in 1970, political activist and journalist Wendy Bacon discusses her experience as a Tharunka editor, and how it helped shape her views for the rest of her career.

Anh Noel speaks with Wendy Bacon.

By Anh Noel - When she first arrived on campus she was lost. On the day of our interview, a frantic phone call with Wendy Bacon dictated our first impressions of one another...

31/05/2024

We are back!
To get the latest new on what is UNSW's oldest and newest student publication follow the link below!
We are also taking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from current UNSW students to apply for the 5 NEW Editorial positions!

https://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/publications/new-name-loading

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Videos

Poised to make the switch to General Secretary from next year, the SRC's president Paige Sedgwick sits down to chat about her achievements in 2023, her goals for the year ahead, and the relationship between the student community, Arc and UNSW. This post was approved by @arcunsw

Diya Sengupta (Left Action) and Yash Agrawal (Revive) discuss growing the underexposed Ethno-Cultural Collective as they vie to become next year's Ethno-Cultural Officer. Interviews by Sabrine Nasri. This post was approved by @arcunsw

Hear from the candidates for 2024 Education Officer, Cherish Kuehlmann (Left Action) and Harry White (Independent) on how they will handle student calls for institutional change at UNSW. Voting closes on Friday evening. This post was approved by @arcunsw

Get to know Annikka Burge (Revive) who is in line to be the 2024 Welfare Officer. Burge talked to us about incorporating more safe spaces on campus, as well as effectively communicating student issues and concerns to UNSW executive. Interview by Alex Neale. This post was approved by @arcunsw

Poised to take over as SRC President in 2024, Michael Rahme (Revive) sits down with us to talk about his plans for the future, the past year as Students with Disabilities Officer, and the relationship between UNSW and the Student Community. This post was approved by @arcunsw

In an exclusive interview with Tharunka, Greens candidate for Coogee, Rafaela Pandolfini answers our question of what makes her different from others in the running. With the state election being only one day away, do you know your candidates and their policies? Stay tuned for exclusive clips and interviews from Tharunka to learn more about what is happening. #stateelection #greens #auspol

Tharunka invited all Women's Officer candidates in the 2021 SRC elections to take part in a video debate. The participants in this debate were: Estell Mathew (Together) Emma Terry (Left Action) The debate was moderated by Ellie Ng.

Tharunka invited all Environment Officer candidates in the 2021 SRC elections to take part in a video debate. The participants in this debate were: Gina Elias (Left Action) Hannah Horton (Together) Alexander Burfoot (Unite!) had notified the Returning Officer of his withdrawal from candidacy before this debate. This was not communicated with us due to the public holiday. He did not participate in this debate. The debate was moderated by Ishani Gangopadhyay.

Tharunka invited all Ethno-cultural Officer candidates in the 2021 SRC elections to take part in a video debate. The Ethno-cultural Officer will be responsible for representing and advocating for students with diverse backgrounds. The participants in this debate were: Harry Zheng (Together) Shovan Bhattarai (Left Action) Grisha Chawla (Unite) was unable to attend the debate. This debate was moderated by Laura Wilde . Voting will open in tomorrow and will close on Friday 7th October.

Tharunka invited all Welfare Officer candidates in the 2021 SRC elections to take part in a video debate. The participants in this debate were: Caleb Watts (Together) Timothy To (Unaffiliated) Peeter Stoodley (Unite) was unable to attend the debate. This debate was moderated by Abhranil Hazra Voting opens tomorrow and will close on Friday October 7

UNSW Federal Election Debate - 9th May 2022

Video recording of the UNSW Federal Election debate. In collaboration with and co-hosted by Blitz UNSW, featuring the UNSW Liberal Club UNSW Labor Club UNSW Greens on Campus

We took to the streets in O-Week and asked what UNSW students thought the spiciest stories of 2021 were! See the full video on our TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@tharunkaunsw/video/7078183470060637442?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7078110788175644161 Video footage by Harrisen Leckenby. Edited by Sehej Sehmbhi.