Senator Penny Wong, Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, met with the Ukrainian community in South Australia on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 and reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to Ukraine “winning the war, settling on its own terms” and holding “Russia to account”.  Greeted with a standing ovation as she entered the room, Senator Wong emphatically … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) welcomed the Australian Government announcement on 20 July 2023 that it would impose additional targeted sanctions on 35 entities in Russia's defence, technology and energy sectors, and 10 individuals, including Russian Ministers and senior officials, as well as senior military personnel in Belarus. The … [Read more...]

Two iconic Melbourne film festivals will be showcasing Ukrainian films during July and August 2023 in Melbourne and online.  The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, one of the biggest showcases of documentaries in the Southern Hemisphere, will be screening A Rising Fury on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @8:15pm at Purple Palace in Cinema Nova.  The movie follows two … [Read more...]

The inaugural Ukrainian Cup, held on Sunday 16 July, was a fun-filled day which brought the Sydney and Newcastle communities together to play some football, raise money for Ukraine and celebrate everything blue and yellow! This year saw the Newcastle UA (Dynamo Newcastle) take on their Sydney UA friends in a match to raise much needed funds for the Australian … [Read more...]

Unissued Diplomas, an international exhibition honouring the memory of Ukrainian students whose lives were brutally taken by Russian aggression and will never graduate, will be opened at the University of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, on Thursday 20 July by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko.  Students featured include environmentalist Sem … [Read more...]

On Saturday 15 July in Canberra and Hobart, the Ukrainian community commemorated the 9th anniversary of the shooting down of commercial airline flight MH17 by Russian armed forces over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, including 38 Australians.  The rallies achieved media coverage on SBS, Channel 9, Channel 10, WIN Canberra, Radio 2GB and 2CC, with over 200 … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has enthusiastically welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement of 30 additional Bushmasters for Ukraine. “We are delighted that the Prime Minister has committed to providing Ukraine with an additional 30 Bushmasters,” said the AFUO Co-Chairs Mr Stefan Romamiw OAM and Ms Kateryna … [Read more...]

500 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the AFUO has launched #Utes4Ukraine to purchase used utes and trucks to be transported to Ukraine, to assist Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline with medical evacuation, mobility of troops and effective logistics.  Announced at rallies in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Canberra commemorating the sombre … [Read more...]

In a world first, the hugely popular Ukrainian pop rock music band “Antytila” will be touring Australia and New Zealand between 9 - 16 November 2023. Supported by the AFUO, the Ukrainian Council of NSW and the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria, the band will be performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.  Their mission - to share Ukrainian music and culture, but … [Read more...]

Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) Co-chair Stefan Romaniw OAM will travel to Ukraine in mid July to meet with the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces and Defence officials about community-led provision of non-lethal military aid from Australia, and other countries such as Canada and the US, to Ukrainian defenders on the front-line. ‘Through the … [Read more...]