The AFUO continues to lead the national effort to close the russian oil loophole – ensuring Australia’s fuel supply no longer funds russia’s brutal war on Ukraine. 📈 AFUO research – quoted in the media – revealed the Proteus Stephanie tanker, which docked at Port Botany last Sunday, sent $12.5 million to the Kremlin. Since July, 8 blood oil shipments to Australia … [Read more...]

Melbourne! Reminder for an important event this Friday! – the AFUO’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal invites you to hear from President of Caritas Ukraine & Director of UNBROKEN Ukraine Friday 31 October, 7:00pm Ukrainian Hall, 3-11 Russell St, Essendon In an interview set up by the AFUO on Channel 7, Dr Oleh Biliansky from UNBROKEN explained the current needs and innovative … [Read more...]

An exciting and huge announcement: the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) warmly welcomes Dr Lesia Mytsak, Radiation Oncologist, and Mr Roman Syrotynskyi, Medical Physicist – Ukrainian cancer specialists visiting Australia to deepen their expertise, through the Help Ukraine Group (HUG). Their mission: to bring back knowledge that will help save … [Read more...]

27 жовтня відзначається День української писемності та мови – день, коли українці та багато поколінь української діаспори вшановують національний скарб нашого народу – рідну мову! Вже 26 років Радіодиктант національної єдності в Україні є ключовою частиною святкувань. Запрошуємо всіх взяти участь! Учасникам пропонується написати диктант вдома та подати свою роботу. 📻 … [Read more...]

Last week, Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Nataliya Solyeva, a Ukrainian PR specialist, and Dr Olga Boichak spoke at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, shedding light on the dangers of russian disinformation and how we can combat it. Key takeaways: russian disinformation is a government tool, spread across platforms and amplified by a … [Read more...]

This week, we are honoured to welcome two incredible leaders in humanitarian and rehabilitation care from Ukraine to Australia – Tatiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas Ukraine, and Dr Oleh Biliansky, Director of UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Centre. They are here for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal, a collaboration with Rotary Australia, supported by the Australian Federation … [Read more...]

After Sydney’s spectacular unfurling on Ukraine’s Independence Day, it was Queensland’s turn to make history – proudly unfurling the world’s largest Ukrainian flag in Brisbane! This iconic flag – born in Ukraine in 2012 and recognised by the Book of Records of Ukraine – has travelled through cities that define Ukraine’s courage and resilience: Kyiv, Lviv, Mariupol, Odesa, … [Read more...]

Today, the US sanctioned russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft for their role in fuelling russia’s war machine.  Yesterday, the EU approved a new sanctions package, banning russian LNG imports. Last week, the UK imposed 90 oil sanctions on russia, including a ban on refined russian oil products from third countries. Yet, shamefully, the Albanese Government has still … [Read more...]

Overnight, russia launched a massive combined attack on civilians, including a kindergarten – 405 drones and 28 missiles rained down across the country, targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad and Odesa regions. In Kyiv, six people were killed – including a mother, her 6 month old baby, and her 12 year old niece. In … [Read more...]

The AFUO joins call to condemn russia’s detention of Ukrainian scientist Dr Leonid Pshenychnov. The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations joins Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko in calling for the immediate release of Dr Leonid Pshenychnov – a respected Ukrainian scientist unjustly detained by russia in occupied Crimea. Dr … [Read more...]