Australian businessman and philanthropist David Seargeant has had a successful business relationship in Ukraine, and is now providing huge philanthropic support to the people of Ukraine. “My attachment to Ukraine began around twelve years ago when I met Slava, a highly intelligent, deep-thinking and insightful Ukrainian business executive with whom I established a lasting … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) welcomes and strongly endorses the report of the Senate inquiry into Australian support for Ukraine, which was released yesterday. We urge the Government to accept and adopt all the recommendations, which make solid, positive and timely suggestions about how to improve the impact of Australian support for … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is disappointed by comments on Ukraine made by Foreign Minister Penny Wong yesterday on ABC radio. “Only a few months ago, the Foreign Minister rightly condemned the ‘abhorrent’ Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, including a children’s hospital in Kyiv. She reiterated that … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian Museum of Australia is excited to welcome all to the opening of its new exhibition “Collection/Connection” this Sunday, 15 September, 12pm-3pm! Collection/Connection will see Australian artists of Ukrainian heritage Kiera Brew Kurec and Eva Heiky Olga Abbinga creatively respond to the museum’s collection and archives. The Ukrainian Museum of Australia … [Read more...]

Thank you to all who responded to the AFUO Displaced Persons (DP) survey between 24 July - 14 August — we had an excellent response from 1,949 adults (who are collectively responsible for 1,170 dependents). The survey has provided us with critical data about displaced Ukrainians in Australia: their visa types, education, qualifications, employment status, accommodation, … [Read more...]