We are grateful to Senator Jonno Duniam, Federal Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, for backing our #NoBloodInOurPool campaign and standing with the Ukrainian Australian community. Senator Duniam has called for russian water polo players seeking entry to Australia for the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Finals 2026 to be subjected to "the toughest security … [Read more...]

Overnight, a massive russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has set the roof of the Dormition Cathedral - the main church of the ancient Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex - on fire. Founded in the mid 11th century, the cathedral and monastery complex is one of the most important and sacred Orthodox Christian sites in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian Council of NSW - ОУГ НПВ (UCNSW) and joins in expressing our deepest outrage at the abhorrent pro-war, pro-Putin display that took place in Sydney yesterday, organised by a convicted criminal russian provocateur. The Ukrainian community and many Australians are appalled that … [Read more...]

The harrowing Ukrainian documentary TRACES at one of Australia’s premier celebrations of world cinema - the Sydney Film Festival - this weekend Sunday 14 June | 4:45pm Sydney Film Festival Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2 Winner of the Berlinale Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary, “Traces” follows brave Ukrainian women who break their silence about sexual violence … [Read more...]

As the financial year draws to a close, the people of Ukraine continue to endure unimaginable hardship. In just one night last week, Ukraine was struck by 73 missiles and 656 drones. Families spent hours sheltering underground as explosions echoed overhead. Eleven people were killed and many more injured. Yet every morning, Ukrainians emerge from shelters, return to work, … [Read more...]

McRae - the former Town of Port Hedland councillor who travelled to russia to legitimise putin's sham presidential “election”, praised an indicted war criminal on his "win", and quoted a Nazi party member on russian state TV — has vacated his seat. When McRae's actions came to light in March 2024, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations stood alongside … [Read more...]

Australia is moving its “Operation Kudu” military training mission from the UK to Poland - making the training to be delivered faster, closer and more cost-effective. From mid-2026, Australian Defence Force (ADF) trainers will join the multinational, Norwegian-led “Operation Legio”, which is based at Camp Jomsborg in Poland, near the Ukrainian border. Since Operation Kudu … [Read more...]

AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou recently spoke with SBS Ukrainian about the initiatives the AFUO has been spearheading across advocacy, culture, and fundraising. Topics discussed included: The #StopFuellingrussiasWar campaign urging the closure of the blood oil sanctions loophole The #NoBloodInOurPool water polo campaign The AFUO National Ukrainian Film Festival … [Read more...]

A huge salute and warm congratulations to our Ukrainian women at the French Open! Our wonderful Marta Kostyuk has made history - becoming the first Ukrainian woman to reach a French Open semifinal in the Open Era. What an incredible run! Congratulations also to Elina Svitolina (quarterfinalist), Yuliia Starodubtseva, Oleksandra Oliynykova, Dayana Yastremska, and … [Read more...]

The AFUO’s #NoBloodInOurPool campaign continues to make headlines — yesterday in Daily Telegraph. We are grateful to Australian water polo legend and 3x Olympian Andrei 'Kova' Kovalenko for lending his voice to our campaign. Kova represented both Ukraine and Australia throughout his distinguished career, and currently trains the next generation of Australian water polo … [Read more...]