MEDIA RELEASE NEW EMBASSY IN UKRAINE: GOV’T APPLAUDED FOR MOST SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE & RECOGNITION OF SOVEREIGNTY The Ukrainian Australian community strongly applauds the announcement by the Abbott Government of the opening of an Australian Embassy in Kyiv in Ukraine. The community was joined in welcoming the very significant development by Mr Craig Laundy MP, Chair of … [Read more...]

MEDIA RELEASE AUSTRALIA SHOULD ASK UN & ALLIES TO DEFEND UKRAINE The Ukrainian Australian community is strongly requesting that the Australian Government bring to the UN Security Council, as well as its Western democratic allies, the consideration of logistical and military support for Ukraine. Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, President of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian … [Read more...]

MEDIA RELEASE STATEMENT ON INDIVIDUAL IN SYDNEY DAILY TELEGRAPH STORY News that an Australian citizen is potentially collaborating with Putin-backed gangs in eastern Ukraine is very concerning to the Ukrainian Australian community. Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, President of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) and former Multicultural Commissioner of … [Read more...]

MEDIA RELEASE AFUO STATEMENT ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS The shooting down of MH17 should not be used to vilify any ethnic community and should rather serve to unite Australians around our multicultural values, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) said today. Mr Pete Shmigel, AFUO Public Affairs Director, made the following comments after monitoring … [Read more...]