The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) remains profoundly disappointed by the Government’s decision to reject Ukraine’s request for Taipan helicopters and urges the Albanese Government to make fresh commitments to support Ukraine. “We were buoyed by the reaction to our community rallies on the Taipans. In Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart, the … [Read more...]

We congratulate our community, which came out in force last week to ask why Australia was burying its Taipan helicopters instead of sending them to Ukraine to conduct medical evacuations.   Rallies were held in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart, securing strong media coverage. Letters to the Editor were published from community members. Stefan Romaniw, AFUO … [Read more...]

Today we celebrate Ukrainian Unity Day (Den' Sobornosti), the anniversary of the unification of eastern and western Ukraine in 1919. Historically, up until 1919, these parts of Ukraine - the Ukraine's People Republic and West Ukrainian People’s Republic – belonged to different empires. On January 22, 1919, the Treaty of Unity was signed in Kyiv, fulfilling the dreams … [Read more...]

On 9 News tonight, AFUO Co-Chair, Stefan Romaniw, urged the Australian Government to send the Taipans with speed to Ukraine to help win the war against Russian aggression. In the report, the Shadow Defence Minister, Andrew Hastie, and defence industry analyst Peter Jennings, call for an inquiry into why the 45 Taipan helicopters are being chopped up and buried, when they … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is urging the Australian Government to send its retired fleet of Taipan helicopters to Ukraine, rather than spending millions to bury them in landfill. “The Australian Defence Force has said they don’t want these helicopters anymore. But instead of recycling them and agreeing to Ukraine’s official request, the … [Read more...]