At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Ukrainian athletes have been barred from wearing helmets that honour Ukraine’s truth, memory and resilience. ⛷️ Oleh Handei was prohibited from wearing a helmet featuring the … Read More...
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“Ukrainian news / my dead father orders me / to pay attention: Ukrainian Literature in Australia 1948-2005” webinar by Marko Pavlyshyn, 12 February
Thursday Feb 12, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm Registration: bit.ly/4rDUumN Marko Pavlyshyn, Australian-Ukrainian academic from Monash University explores the literary activity, transmission of values and plight of the … Read More...

Film screening at NSW Parliament this Thursday, 12 February – opportunity to advocate with political leaders
In the lead-up to the 4th anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian Council of NSW - ОУГ НПВ, the Посольство України в Австралії / Embassy of Ukraine in Australia and NSW Minister Steve … Read More...

Vasyl Myroshnychenko to address the National Press Club of Australia
Tomorrow! Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia & New Zealand, to address the National Press Club of Australia on “russia’s War on Ukraine: An Alternative Narrative”. The Ambassador’s … Read More...

4th anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Four years on. russia’s genocidal war on Ukraine continues. Australia is joining Ukraine and the global Ukrainian community to mark the 4th anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with … Read More...

Ukrainian community delegation at Australia’s National Multicultural Festival in Canberra
The AFUO wishes a successful day for the Ukrainian community delegation at Australia’s National Multicultural Festival in Canberra! The Ukrainian stand was organised by the Посольство України в Австралії / … Read More...

Ukrainian pioneering heart surgeon Professor Borys Todurov visits Australia to share how hospitals save lives amid Russian attacks
One of Ukraine’s most distinguished medical leaders, Prof. Borys Todurov, director of Kyiv’s renowned Heart Institute of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, will visit Australia with a team of three specialists from … Read More...

The Ukraine Crisis Appeal is proud to assist Tabletochki
The Ukraine Crisis Appeal (UCA) powered by RAWCS - Rotary Australia World Community Service and supported by the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, is proud to assist Таблеточки / Tabletochki, a … Read More...

Fostering Youth Health Through Tennis
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is proud to share “Fostering Youth Health Through Tennis” – collaborative initiative with the Marta Kostyuk Foundation and the AFUO’s Future … Read More...

Call for Publishers & Translators – Translate Ukraine 2026
Applications are now open for Translate Ukraine 2026, a program of the Ukrainian Book Institute supporting translations of Ukrainian literature into other languages. 🗓 Deadline: 9 February 2026 The program … Read More...

Ukrainian Day of Unity 2026: One Nation, One Community – From Coast to Coast
Across Australia, communities marked 22 January with unity chains, vigils and rallies from Melbourne and Sydney to Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Hobart and beyond. As well as remembrance of the 1919 Act of … Read More...

Dr Michael Lawriwsky awarded the Order of Merit of Ukraine
The AFUO congratulates Dr Michael Lawriwsky on being awarded the Order of Merit of Ukraine by the President of Ukraine. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №68/2026 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України: … Read More...


