Stefan was the long-time Chair and later Co-Chair of the AFUO and First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress. He also held many other leadership roles in our community over his life. Beyond his work in our … Read More...
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Meeting with NSW Government on Pro-War Genocide Symbols Displayed in Sydney
On Thursday 18 June, the AFUO's Kateryna Argyrou and Justin Senko joined Andrew Mencinsky, Dan Wolody and Galyna Alyokhina of the Ukrainian Council of NSW - ОУГ НПВ (UCNSW) to meet with representatives from the … Read More...

Ukrainian mental health professionals share their stories with SBS TV World News
A powerful SBS News (SBS World News) segment, broadcast on Sunday night, featured three of the extraordinary Ukrainian mental health professionals currently completing a DFAT fellowship in Sydney — Dr Antonina … Read More...

Ukraine Crisis Appeal: Supporting Recovery, Restoring Dignity
The Ukraine Crisis Appeal is proud to have funded and delivered 10 multifunctional hospital beds to the National Rehabilitation Centre UNBROKEN in Ukraine. These specialised beds are now helping patients … Read More...

Australia announces new $100 million AUD contribution to PURL
Australia has announced an additional $100 million in military assistance for Ukraine, helping provide critical defence capabilities, including air defence systems and munitions, through NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine … Read More...

Ambassador talks about Ukraine’s reclaimed military initiative
We congratulate Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko on his compelling opinion piece in The Australian last week — a perceptive, clear-eyed assessment of where russia’s war in Ukraine truly … Read More...

Coalition backs our call #NoBloodInOurPool
We are grateful to Senator Jonno Duniam, Federal Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, for backing our #NoBloodInOurPool campaign and standing with the Ukrainian Australian community. Senator Duniam … Read More...

Massive russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Overnight, a massive russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has set the roof of the Dormition Cathedral - the main church of the ancient Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex - on fire. Founded in the mid 11th … Read More...

AFUO Joins UCNSW in Condemning Pro-War, Pro-putin Display in Sydney
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian Council of NSW - ОУГ НПВ (UCNSW) and joins in expressing our deepest outrage at the abhorrent pro-war, pro-Putin … Read More...

Ukrainian documentary TRACES
The harrowing Ukrainian documentary TRACES at one of Australia’s premier celebrations of world cinema - the Sydney Film Festival - this weekend Sunday 14 June | 4:45pm Sydney Film Festival Dendy Newtown - Cinema … Read More...

Ukraine Crisis Appeal: Every Missile Destroys a Home. Your Tax-Deductible Gift Rebuilds Hope
As the financial year draws to a close, the people of Ukraine continue to endure unimaginable hardship. In just one night last week, Ukraine was struck by 73 missiles and 656 drones. Families spent hours … Read More...

Port Hedland is better off without disgraced, pro-putin Adrian McRae
McRae - the former Town of Port Hedland councillor who travelled to russia to legitimise putin's sham presidential “election”, praised an indicted war criminal on his "win", and quoted a Nazi party member on russian … Read More...


