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A food delivery rider stabbed to death in Melbourne had spent almost a decade away from his family in China, working to give them a better life. His killing has left his family bereft and raised questions about the dangers faced by Australia's delivery workers.

Forty-seven-year-old Jianming Feng was stabbed to death in Melbourne's CBD on Friday 6 November while working as a food delivery rider.

For more than nine years, he had lived thousands of kilometres away from his wife, children and elderly parents in China, sending home what he earned

His widow has told SBS Mandarin that her husband spent nothing on himself as he worked to give his family a btter life thousands of kilometres away

In this episode:
Jianming Feng's widow tells of the impact on herself and her family of her husband's death

Calls for compensation for Mr Feng's death

Broader concerns raised about the safety of delivery riders in Australia

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The federal government says it is moving to implement all the recommendations from a rapid review into the breach of a Medicare statistics website by an Open AI agent in June.

A new AI regulator and criminal offences are among the measures the federal government is putting in place after the OpenAI Medicare hack.
Australia was the first to publicly disclose an instance of a rogue AI agent bypassing developer controls to conduct a hack of a government system.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the measures put Australia in a world leading position when it comes to the regulatory response on AI safety.
Analysts say it will be important that the draft legislation accurately responds to the changing risk environment.

In this episode:

What penalties does OpenAI face after the Medicare hack in June?

What regulatory changes are underway on AI safety?

What rights and protections do Australians have in the event of breaches of personal information in the digital age?

Australians have marked Remembrance Day, honouring those who have served and died in conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

At 11am AEST, the nation paused for a minute's silence, remembering more than 103,000 Australians who died in service.
This year marks 25 years since Australia's first deployment to Afghanistan, while new discoveries are also bringing the stories of fallen soldiers back into focus.

In this episode:
Australian War Memorial marks the anniversary of the armistice that brought an end to the fighting with Germany in the first World War, in 1918

Sydney Opera House sails illuminated with poppies at dawn and at dusk to commemorate the service and sacrifice of veterans and current serving personnel

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who was earlier in Singapore's Changi airport laid a wreath before heading to Antalya in Türkiye for COP31

Eleven previously unidentified Australian soldiers have been named, more than a century after their deaths

Among the eleven named is Lieutenant Andrew Anderson, the great uncle of Richard Marles

This year marks 25 years since Australia's first deployment to Afghanistan

A new SBS and NITV series traces the events leading up to Kumanjayi Walker's death, and asks what really happened in those 2.6 Seconds ?

Unseen police body-worn footage, community-shot vision and interviews with those at the centre of the case bring audiences inside the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker, and the national reckoning that followed.

19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker died in 2019 after being shot by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe, after an attempted arrest during which Kumanjayi Walker struck Rolfe with a small pair of scissors.

Through unseen police body-worn footage, community-shot vision, and extraordinary access to those at the centre of the case, this documentary exposes the story behind the shooting, and the national reckoning that followed.

2.6 Seconds: Death in The Outback premieres on SBS and SBS on Demand from November 10.

Key points:
A look back at the events leading up to Kumanjayi Walker’s death in Yuendumu.
What brought the two men at the centre of this story together, with devastating consequences.
What the murder trial and later coronial inquest revealed about the case.
How and why the case has prompted a national reckoning over trauma, race and policing in remote communities.
The urgent need for truth-telling.
SBS News in Depth is a news analysis podcast from SBS, going behind the headlines with reporting and interviews on the stories shaping Australia and the world.

Listen to more episodes of SBS News in Depth, and follow the show on the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the latest news from Australia and around the world, visit SBS News and follow us on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.

Donald Trump is defending his defense secretary Pete Hegseth, as Republican lawmaker, Thomas Massie is forcing a vote to impeach him

Thomas Massie is accusing Hegseth of illegally waging war on Iran without the approval of Congress and for allegedly abusing his powers.

In this episode:
Republican lawmaker, Thomas Massie, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth

Will there be enough support in Congress to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the self-styled "Secretary of War"?

House Speaker Mike Johnson urging lawmakers to oppose impeaching Hegseth, while the US is engaged in military actions in the Middle East

Most House Democrats are expected to support impeaching the defence secretary

Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries in favour on impeachment

Articles of impeachment on the war in Iran, but includes references to Hegseth’s role in military actions in Yemen and Venezuela

US President Donald Trump expressed confidence in Hegseth, saying he will stand by him if he is impeached

Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, says the US should stop manufacturing 'fake news about imaginary talks'

Rezaei calls for the Trump administration to surrender to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly issued as its negotiating term

Hegseth due to hold his first presser in 180 days at the Pentagon