The AFUO is shocked and disappointed that Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis recently traveled to russia to lend his star power and credibility to a russian tennis tournament. The event was sponsored by Gazprom, a state-owned oil and gas company which feeds the russian war machine and was sanctioned by the Australian Government in April 2022 following the … [Read more...]

Christmas presents arrive in Ukraine, as part of Future Ukraine Be Their Santa campaign! Thank you for your donations! Last month, the AFUO’s Future Ukraine set up a Christmas fundraiser for the children of brave defenders who have unfortunately lost their lives while protecting their families and homeland from russia’s illegal war. Thanks to your generous donations, … [Read more...]

On 19 January, a special meet-and-greet with one of Ukraine’s most prominent tennis stars, Marta Kostyuk, was organised in Melbourne, during her stay at the Australian Open 2025. In attendance were representatives from the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania - Bishop Mykola Cardinal Bychok, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church … [Read more...]

In an interview with SBS Ukrainian radio reporter Oksana Holovko-Mazur, Kateryna Argyrou reflects on the past year for Ukraine and the support provided by our Ukrainian-Australian community. Topics of discussion included: Granting of RoS (Resolution of Status) visa for 786 Ukrainian visa holders Humanitarian aid (Ukraine Crisis Appeal) Rebuilding Ukraine (Future … [Read more...]

Join your local community to celebrate Ukrainian Day of Unity on 22 January, when Ukrainians around the world will celebrate the day on which Ukraine declared itself a free and united sovereign state in 1919. On January 22, 1919, on St. Sophia Square in Kyiv, the ‘Act of Unification’ of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Western Ukrainian People's Republic … [Read more...]