The Western Australian Government has donated $500,000 to help the people of Ukraine as they deal with the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion. The donation to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal, partnered with Rotary Australia World Community Services and Caritas Ukraine, was delivered through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, and will … [Read more...]

Following on from protests by Sydney-based Australian Ukrainians outside the Hungarian consulate in Sydney, the AFUO has written to the Embassy of Hungary to protest Hungary’s actions in blocking the European Union’s oil and gas embargo on Russia. See full text of the letter here … [Read more...]

The 44,000-strong Australian-Ukrainian community has strongly condemned the Great Moscow Circus in Australia for refusing to make any changes to its operations in light of the brutal, illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine.  ”We voiced our concerns over the phone to Mr Edgley. We have explained that in the current circumstances, when every day there is news about the … [Read more...]

The AFUO has released a letter calling on the Australian Government to ban Russian ships from Australian ports. See full text of the letter here … [Read more...]

Against the background of a brutal and illegal war in their homeland, Australian-Ukrainians feel uplifted today by the stunning, emotional victory of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Stephania”, dedicated to the mothers of Ukraine.  “In front of hundreds of millions of viewers from around the world, Kalush Orchestra’s … [Read more...]

Supported by the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), the Ukrainian Council of NSW (UCNSW) and the Ukrainian Embassy of Australia, Woollahra Council has voted to commence the process to change the name of the street on which the Russian Consulate is located in Sydney to Ukraine Street, Woollahra.  Close to 300 supporters of Ukraine directly contacted … [Read more...]

As Russia prepares on Monday 9 May, in an obscene show of strength and military pomp, to celebrate its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, Ukrainians world-wide are uniting to declare 9 May #RussianShame Day. A global social media campaign, organised by the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) representing over 20 million Ukrainians, and supported by the AFUO, will urge supporters … [Read more...]

As Mariupol soldiers make their last stand, Sydney- based Ukrainian woman speaks to soldier trapped in Azovstal plant every few days - never knowing if it might be the last time Sydney based, Mariupol-born mother of one, Ms Evgenia Chesnakova, is maintaining contact with her best friend Vovka*, a soldier with the Ukrainian National Guard who is trapped inside the Mariupol … [Read more...]