Saving Lives! “Australian Medical Aid to Ukraine: the view from the ground” – Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria (@aiiavic) to host representatives of the Ukraine Crisis Appeal … Read More...
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Every time you fill your car, you might be funding russian missiles
The shocking truth: Putin receives $25 EVERY SECOND from Australian fuel purchases Australia has imported $6 BILLION* in oil products since Feb 2023 from 3 refineries in India using russian crude An estimated … Read More...
James Baillieu on Australia’s Role in Ukraine
In Kyiv, James Baillieu – nephew of former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu – recently stood among 250 Ukrainian war amputees. He’d been invited by Max, a soldier he helped rehabilitate after losing a leg to a … Read More...
“Tanker fuels oil outrage” – Herald Sun
“Tanker fuels oil outrage” – Yesterday, members and supporters of the Ukrainian community in Sydney protested near the Kurnell refinery to urge the Government to close the russian oil sanctions loophole that’s sent … Read More...
Australians Demand an End to Blood Oil
This weekend, as a tanker loaded with refined petroleum containing russian crude arrived in Port Botany, protesters gathered near the Kurnell refinery with one united message: Stop funding Putin’s … Read More...
STAND AGAINST RUSSIAN OIL – Urgent Call to the Sydney community
📢 STAND AGAINST RUSSIAN OIL – Australia, it’s time to #StopFuellingrussiasWar 🛑 🚨 Urgent call to the Sydney community! A tanker carrying refined petroleum containing russian crude is expected to arrive at Port … Read More...
Launch of Online Auction to Help Ukraine
Support Ukraine Crisis Appeal’s volunteer efforts by bidding in our Online Auction! All funds raised will go towards humanitarian aid in Ukraine, for people who have been affected by russia's invasion. The battle … Read More...
AFUO Snapshot – Highlights from the Chair
Highlights from the Chair Kateryna Argyrou. Progress report 16-22 June “Stop fuelling russia’s war” Campaign – this week, we continued to call on the Australian Government to close the sanctions … Read More...
Pen a Message of Hope – Write to a Political Prisoner
Right now, 221 Ukrainian political prisoners are being held in occupied Crimea – 133 of them Crimean Tatars. Political prisoners have been targeted by russia for practicing their faith, speaking out against the war, … Read More...
One year since the sudden passing of our leader and friend Stefan Romaniw OAM
With sadness we mark one year since the sudden passing of Stefan Romaniw OAM, our beloved community leader, brother, and friend (1955 - 2024). In advocacy for Ukraine and cultural preservation – Stefan was a … Read More...
Australia Slaps More Sanctions on russia — But the Work Isn’t Done
The AFUO welcomes the latest sanctions announced by Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong, targeting 37 individuals and 7 entities linked to russia’s war machine — across the defence, finance, energy, transport, and … Read More...
russian missile strikes killed at least 17 people in Dnipro and injured hundreds more
💔 They were on a train. At school. In hospital. Emergency aid needed urgently This week, russian missile strikes killed at least 17 people in Dnipro and injured hundreds more — just days after another deadly … Read More...
