To wrap up its week of advocacy in Canberra, AFUO co-chair Stefan Romaniw OAM appeared at Parliament House last Friday before the Defence Sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. Stefan made the case for creative, proactive and ambitious military aid for Ukraine, and spoke alongside Dr Alex Bristow, Dr Malcolm Davies, and … [Read more...]

In this video, the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces proudly thanks Australia’s Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles for the drone he personally signed a few months ago, which is now in their hands - ready to save lives. The AFUO’s Defend Ukraine Appeal (DUA) provided the surveillance drone to the Deputy PM late last year to sign at a community … [Read more...]

In a strong week of advocacy, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) held a series of meetings with ministers, shadow ministers, crossbenchers, and many others in the Federal Parliament on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four key asks were at the heart of these conversations: The AFUO will continue to … [Read more...]

Over 3,500 supporters of Ukraine gathered around Australia to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2024 and call for more military aid to help the country defend democracy, independence and the rules-based order.  Events were held in over 1,000 cities around the world and in all Australian capital cities, including … [Read more...]

The AFUO was delighted to be at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today to see our co-chair Kateryna Argyrou and Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko reflect on the last two years of Ukraine’s existential fight. Marking two years since russia’s full-scale invasion commenced, Kateryna and the Ambassador offered strong and complementary visions … [Read more...]