On 19 November, Australia joined the world in marking 1,000 days since russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In major cities around the country, hundreds gathered to show support, resilience and unity. Over 12,000km from Ukraine, Australia showed clearly that distance is no obstacle to demonstrating solidarity with Ukraine. Distance is also no protection from … [Read more...]

In a powerful interview on ABC News last week, AFUO Co-Chair Kateryna Argyrou spoke about her recent visit to Ukraine and strongly endorsed the decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike military targets inside russian territory. As explained by Kateryna, the decision was a ‘long time coming’ and had been … [Read more...]

On 23 November, Ukrainians around the world will commemorate the 91st anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine - the 1932-33 Holodomor (death by hunger). The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Ukraine, orchestrated by the Soviet dictator Stalin and the Government of the USSR, which sought to break resistance to Soviet rule and eliminate the Ukrainian people as a national … [Read more...]

As advised by the Ukrainian World Congress - Свiтовий Конґрес Українців, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posthumously awarded our dear Stefan Romaniw OAM (1955-2024), AFUO Co-Chair and First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, IV Class. The prestigious Order is awarded for distinguished service to the … [Read more...]

A special evening honouring the literary and musical traditions of Ukraine, will be paying tribute to Victoria Amelina (1986-2023), a courageous Ukrainian novelist and russian war crimes investigator who was killed in a russian missile attack, as well as Maksym Kryvtsov (1990-2024) and Hlib Babich (1969-2022), two Ukrainian poet-soldiers who were killed on the front line … [Read more...]