''Tharunka'' is a
student magazine
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published at the
University of New South Wales
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in
Sydney, Australia. Established in 1953
at the then
New South Wales University of Technology
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, ''Tharunka'' has been published in a variety of forms by various student organisations. At present, ''Tharunka'' is published 8 times a year by
Arc @ UNSW Limited
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-inten ...
.
The name ''Tharunka'' means "
message stick
A message stick is a graphic communication device traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians. The objects were carried by messengers over long distances and were used for reinforcing a verbal message. Although styles vary, they are generally ...
" in a Central Australian
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
language.
History
The first issue of ''Tharunka'' was published in March 1953 by the Students' Union, with Sid Dunk and Harold Spies as editors.
Until 1980, ''Tharunka'' was a weekly newspaper, switching to a fortnightly magazine format from 1981. In 2004 and 2005, ''Tharunka'' returned to a tabloid newspaper format. In 2006, ''Tharunka'' returned to the fortnightly magazine format. Since 2013, the newspaper has been published in a tabloid newspaper format.
''Tharunka'' was published by the UNSW
Students Union
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