Senator Catryna Bilyk, Chair of the Australia Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group, has led 31 Federal Australian Parliamentarians to participate in the Postcards to the Front campaign - sending messages of support and solidarity to the brave Ukrainian soldiers, doctors, nurses and others on the front line of russia’s war against Ukraine. Postcards to the Front is a small … [Read more...]

Following pressure from the AFUO, the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria and the Melbourne Ukrainian community, the City of Melbourne has terminated its sister-city agreement with St Petersburg. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Nicholas Reece, made the announcement following a Council meeting today saying ‘“We do this as a symbol of our outrage at Russia’s … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian Film Festival in Sydney will burst onto the screen between Friday 26 - Sunday 28 May at Dendy Cinema Newtown with a moving and thought-provoking range of Ukrainian internationally recognised dramas, documentaries, and tragicomedies.  Supported by the Ukrainian Council of NSW (UCNSW) and the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), the UA Film … [Read more...]

With 5,000 displaced Ukrainians currently living in Australia, the AFUO will be expanding the work of its Education and Employment subcommittee to provide assistance to displaced Ukrainians with: education recognising overseas qualifications employment help with Resumes job interview Pilot programs will commence shortly. If you work in HR, education, … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has thanked Prime Minister Albanese for announcing additional sanctions against Russia, but has warned that this will not be enough to ‘slow Russia’s war machine’. “In the latest attack on Kyiv, Russia has used cruise missiles, drones and six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. This has followed mass attacks around the … [Read more...]