Our #NoBloodInOurPool campaign - calling on Australia to oppose the russian national water polo team competing in Sydney this July - is making front-page headlines. Today The Sydney Morning Herald (Sun-Herald) and The Age ran a front page story and editorial - and this morning AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou spoke on 3AW Melbourne Serious questions are being asked of the … [Read more...]

An insightful new article from Dr Michael Lawriwsky: Understanding Russia's War Against Ukraine Published in the leading Australian journal, Quadrant, Dr Lawriwsky cuts through propaganda narratives (such as “NATO expansion”) to explain what russia’s war in Ukraine is really about — a centuries-long drive to erase Ukrainian statehood and national … [Read more...]

"Every city was under missile and drone attack — it was a feeling of armageddon. You could really tell people were physically exhausted by being under constant stress. Before, the mood was one of resilience and defiance." These are the words of AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou, quoted in Wednesday’s press coverage , after witnessing russia’s terror firsthand during her visit to … [Read more...]

Future Ukraine is launching a new campaign — same mission, greater impact. “Warmth for Ukraine” was only the beginning. Thanks to the support of Australia and our community, we delivered generators, warmth, safety, and hope to Ukrainians during some of the hardest moments of the war. Now, we begin the next chapter: “Energy for Ukraine”. As attacks on Ukraine’s … [Read more...]

Early Sunday morning, russia launched one of its largest ever attacks on Ukraine's capital — 90 ballistic and cruise missiles and 600 drones. The unprecedented escalation included a hypersonic, nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile, directed at Bila Tserkva, in the Kyiv region. At least 4 people were killed, including a 12-year-old child. More than 83 were wounded. The … [Read more...]