Following the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call to the international community to #ArmUkraineNow, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) calls on Australia and the international community to provide Ukraine with all the weapons and material necessary to defeat the Russian armies in Ukraine and protect European freedom from Russian … [Read more...]
Ukrainians ask Pope to review plan for Ukrainian and Russian women to carry the cross during the Way of the Cross
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, has told the Vatican of the indignation and rejection of Ukrainians around the world to the proposal that this year’s Way of the Cross, which takes place annually in Rome on Good Friday, would be carried jointly by a Ukrainian woman and Russian woman. ‘I consider such an idea untimely, ambiguous, and … [Read more...]
Government offers temporary humanitarian stay in Australia for displaced Ukrainians
The peak body for Australian Ukrainians has welcomed the Government announcing arrangements for recently arrived Ukrainians to transition to a 786 visa, which will be valid for three years and allow people to work, study and access Medicare. ‘The Government’s plan reflects discussions with the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) over the past months that … [Read more...]
Calls for the Russian Ambassador to Australia and diplomats to be expelled & visas suspended
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), the national body representing Australian-Ukrainians, has written to the Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Marise Payne calling for the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador to Australia and all Russian diplomats; and the immediate suspension of tourist, investment and family visas to Russian and Belarusian nationals, to … [Read more...]
Australian-Ukrainian community joins international calls to expel Russia from the United Nations
At a rally outside the United Nations office in Canberra on Thursday 7 April, the Australian-Ukrainian community joined international calls for Russia to be expelled from the United Nations, following revelations of looting, pillage, rape, torture and massacres of unarmed civilians during the Russian withdrawal from the towns and cities around Kyiv. Later that day, the … [Read more...]
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