Each year on the third Thursday in May, Ukrainians around the world wear the vyshyvanka — the embroidered shirt that has carried Ukrainian identity, beauty, and resilience across generations and borders. This year marks 20 years of this extraordinary global celebration — from one young woman in Chernivtsi encouraging her classmates to wear their embroidered shirts to … [Read more...]

The Association for Innovative and Digital Education (AIDE), together with Ukraine's Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Social Policy, Education, and Youth & Sports, invites Ukrainian teenagers aged 10–17 to join this unique global project. UA NEXT GENERATIONS aims to form a modern Ukrainian identity, support the connection of the younger generation of Ukrainians … [Read more...]

In association with Ukraine Crisis Appeal, two remarkable Australian veterans are stepping up with a mission to deliver something desperately needed in Ukraine: a life-saving ambulance.  With hospitals under immense pressure from ongoing missile and drone attacks, too many lives are being lost simply because help can’t reach the wounded in time.  That’s why Ian … [Read more...]

This May and June, Ukrainian Film Festival Australia brings powerful Ukrainian films to cinemas across Australia — stories about people, music, war, resilience, humour and life during challenging times. Come with friends, bring your family, share the experience together. Featuring: • Cuba & Alaska • Slovo House – Unfinished Novel • Timestamp • Us, Our … [Read more...]

Through «Warmth for Ukraine», a generator has been delivered to School #5 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — a pre-frontline area that continues to live under the shadow of war, air raid sirens, and attacks on critical infrastructure. Director of Future Ukraine and Chair of AFUO, Kateryna Argyrou, personally delivered the generator to the school while in Ukraine and met … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations thanks the Albanese Government for extending duty-free access for Ukrainian imports to Australia for a further two years, until July 2028. Announced in last week's 2026–27 Federal Budget, we acknowledge this continued gesture of support for Ukraine's economy and sovereignty, and thank PM Anthony Albanese, Foreign … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Australia, Ukraine and Bulgaria on their outstanding performances at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. As Ukrainian-Australians, we watched Eurovision 2026 with double the pride and double the heart! Our beloved Ukraine — represented by Leléka with the moving “Ridnym” — once again qualified and placed 9th on the world's biggest music stage. At a … [Read more...]

russia is killing people every day. Sport should not be used to cover for it. Write to Water Polo Australia and our government leaders now: standwithukraine.good.do/waterpolo World Aquatics has lifted its ban on russian and belarusian national teams. As a result, the russian women's water polo national team will compete under the russian flag, anthem and symbols at the … [Read more...]

Yesterday, Kyiv mourned. And we mourned with her. In russia’s largest-scale attack on the capital since the start of the full-scale invasion, multiple neighborhoods and homes were targeted, including a nine-storey apartment block. When rescue workers finally pulled the last person from the rubble, 24 were dead. Among them, three children. Three girls. Aged 12, 15, and … [Read more...]

Speaking with visible emotion, visiting Ukrainian psychiatrist Dr. Antonina Pushko described the devastating russian attacks on Ukraine, including on her own hometown of Ivano-Frankivsk. Overnight, the russian army launched more than 670 attack drones and 56 missiles at Ukraine. The assault included ballistic, aeroballistic, and cruise missiles. Antonina spoke with … [Read more...]