Today, we remember and honour the 107 Ukrainian human rights activists who were attacked and shot by security officers during the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity in 2014. The Revolution of Dignity arose from a large-scale wave of protests (Euromaidan) which erupted following the former President Yanukovych’s decision to reject the Parliament-approved decision to sign an … [Read more...]

Following requests from the Australian Federation of Ukrainians Organisations (AFUO) for more information about the recent Government decision to allow Ukrainians on a subclass 786 visa to apply for a further visa to remain in Australia, the Department of Home Affairs has released a Q&A for Ukrainian 786 visa holders. Ukrainians and their families who are in … [Read more...]

Australian federal MPs and senators stood together in  Parliament yesterday with Vasyl Myroshnychenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, to show their solidarity with Ukraine. As reported in The Australian, Mr Myroshnychenko urged the parliamentarians to support  the continued flow of military aid to Ukraine, as it approached the first anniversary of its brutal … [Read more...]

Bids have opened on the Ukrainian Council of New South Wales (UCNSW) online auction - Ukraine Undefeated - raising urgently needed funds for the AFUO humanitarian charity, the Ukraine Crisis Appeal, and UHelp which provides vital aid and protection to the defenders of Ukraine. Exciting auction items include: Bidding ends February 25, 2023 at 8:00 pm AEDT The … [Read more...]

As 24 February 2023 approaches, the Ukrainian-Australian community will hold prayer vigils, rallies, and fundraisers around Australia to commemorate 365 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and 9 years of war against Ukraine. The community will be joining millions of Ukrainians around the world to honour the victims of the war, salute the heroic resistance … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) expresses its deepest sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake which has rocked Türkiye and Syria. We are deeply sorry for the loss of life and the humanitarian crisis which is unfolding -  the pressing need for aid and rescue missions, the hundreds of thousands left without homes in the … [Read more...]

Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, historian, author and leading voice on Russia’s war against Ukraine, is visiting Australia between 2-12 February 2023. Director of the Ukrainian Institute in London, Olesya has authored The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2022), a moving story about the loss of the author’s brother fighting the Russian invasion in 2017. Olesya was born in … [Read more...]

Displaced Ukrainians and the local Ukrainian-Australian community featured in Australia Day events around Australia on 26 January 2023. In Sydney, 300 displaced Ukrainians and Australian-Ukrainian community members were special guests on the Catherine Hamlin ferry, which participated in the famous Australia Day Ferrython. Facilitated by the Ukrainian Council of … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) continues to call on Tennis Australia (TA) to ban Srdjan Djokovic from attending Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open (AO) Men’s Final. Both Srdjan and Novak Djokovic have offered feeble and inadequate excuses for Srdjan standing with Z-clad men bearing a Russian flag emblazoned with Putin’s face. In the video of … [Read more...]

In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the AFUO stands with the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. Eternal Memory (Vichnaya Pamyat) … [Read more...]