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After the murder of Melbourne delivery rider Feng Jianming, members of a WhatsApp group advocating for him reported that police visited their parents' homes in China. Another member received a call from 110 (Chinese police) questioning them about details regarding an offer to help create posters.

According to a report by Dahe Daily on November 10, colleagues of the Chinese delivery rider murdered in Melbourne stated in an interview that only the HungryPanda platform requires riders to compensate for lost meal costs, while other local platforms do not hold riders responsible for lost orders.

According to an ABC report on November 9, 47-year-old Chinese food delivery rider Feng Jianming and another rider discovered someone tampering with their bicycles in Melbourne. A confrontation ensued after they approached the individual, resulting in Feng being stabbed to death on the spot, while the other 34-year-old rider was injured.

On November 9, a HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne reported to dispatch that their order had been stolen by a homeless person and that they had been spat on. The dispatcher's first reaction was to ask if the food could be retrieved, urging the rider to try to get it back, before eventually telling them to give up and complete the order. Netizens claim that failing to retrieve the food could result in a deduction from the rider's pay.

On November 9, 51-year-old Roberto Urbano, the suspect in the murder of Melbourne food delivery rider Feng Jianming, appeared in court via video link facing charges of murder and intentionally causing serious injury. During the hearing, he repeatedly interrupted the proceedings, stood on a chair, and dropped his trousers to expose himself. The court cut off the link, and his defense attorney stated he suffers from schizophrenia and requested an assessment.

After a delivery rider was stabbed to death, a large number of netizens flooded the social media comment section of HungryPanda, demanding a response and accountability from the platform. HungryPanda subsequently adjusted its comment permissions to allow only followers to comment.

On November 7, after a Chinese delivery rider for the Panda Food platform was murdered in Melbourne, Australia, local Chinese residents spontaneously gathered at the State Library of Victoria to hold a memorial, placing flowers and candles at the scene and displaying slogans demanding severe punishment for the perpetrator.

[Follow-up · November 7, 2026] On the evening of November 7, local time, two members of the Victorian State Parliament in Australia posted videos on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) to express their condolences for the deceased following the murder of the Chinese delivery rider.

Xiaohongshu user 'Archengist', who initiated the Melbourne memorial event, was questioned by some netizens for 'smuggling private agendas' (suspected political demands). However, most netizens were unaware of his specific remarks and kept asking around, with one netizen jokingly calling it a 'Mbappé-style mystery'.

[Follow-up · November 9, 2026] The individual involved, Archengist, responded via social media, stating that in his speech at the Sydney rally, he accused the Labor government of cutting public housing, which led to a surge in homelessness and random violence, and claimed that HungryPanda is unscrupulous because it is backed by a 'red family'. He mentioned that his speech was interrupted when someone in the crowd heckled him while he was speaking about transnational repression.

On the evening of November 6, a 47-year-old Chinese HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne, Australia, was stabbed to death by a homeless person after a dispute over protecting a stolen meal, which he was required to compensate the platform for if lost.

In Australia, a Chinese delivery worker for HungryPanda died after being attacked with a knife by a homeless person while refusing to give up the food, as the platform's policy requires delivery workers to compensate for lost or damaged meals.

On October 31, residents in Sydney, Australia, held a rally to support "Wangwang," a stray dog, and her puppies who were brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong. Participants brought their pets to the scene, with banners demanding justice for Wangwang, accountability for the abusers, and the criminalization of animal abuse.

According to a post by X account @jichunsheng on October 14, 2026, Australian Ambassador to the United States and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has returned to Beijing. The related developments have drawn outside attention and discussion.

The Sydney chapter of the Chinese Democracy and Progress Alliance announced that it will hold a protest rally from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm on October 25, 2026 at Sydney Town Hall (Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Square), aimed at opposing the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression and calling attention to the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

An experiment by Australian researchers in which 52 programmers learned to code from a library showed that the group using AI scored an average of 50 points, while the do-it-yourself group scored an average of 67 points.

On the evening of October 5, residents in Sydney, Australia, held a 100-day memorial for Wangwang, the dog killed in Jieyang. They laid flowers, purple balloons, and memorial posters, and used candlelight to spell out "100 DAYS WANG WANG," calling on people not to forget.

On October 3, Knews published a video on Douyin reporting that a Chinese couple who had obtained Australian permanent residency died in a car crash in Australia; some netizens in the comments section demanded that "Chinese couple" be changed to "Australian couple".

On October 2, several volunteers gathered in the rain outside the consular service hall of the Chinese Consulate-General in Melbourne, holding umbrellas and placards and setting up posters to speak out for the stray dog "Wangwang" and her puppies, who were brutally killed, and demanding that China enact laws against animal abuse.

Ji Yichen, publicity director of the China Democracy Progress Alliance, was invited to attend the Falun Gong commemorative event marking the "Three Withdrawals of 460 million Chinese people" held in Sydney on September 26, 2026, and delivered a speech as a guest. In his remarks he shared his own "Three Withdrawals" experience, his family's ordeal, and his concerns regarding freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and basic human rights.

On September 13, 2026, the Chinese Democracy Progress Alliance held a rally at Sydney Town Hall in Australia. The event was organized by the organization's publicity department head Ji Yichen and organization department head Ni Yongjiu. Rally participants called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule and demanded that Xi Jinping step down, while also expressing concern over the human rights situation in Xinjiang, voicing support for members of the Hong Kong Alliance and imprisoned democrats such as Joshua Wong, and reiterating their demands for freedom, democracy, and human rights.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese said in an interview that China's notification of its missile test was insufficient and did not conform to international practice.

The leaders of Palau, Australia and New Zealand said that Pacific Islands Forum affairs should be determined by the Forum itself.

The Brisbane Magistrates Court announced that Zhu Guoxin, a Growatt executive who attempted to bribe Australian officials, has been handed over to the Australian immigration department for immediate deportation to China after receiving a suspended sentence, and is banned from business entry for life.

On August 20, 2026, Zhu Guoxin, an executive at Shenzhen Growatt, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to bribing an Australian official with 20,000 AUD. He argued that gift-giving is a common practice in China. He was sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison term and deportation proceedings were initiated.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, currently visiting Australia, stated that in the face of a severe security environment, trilateral cooperation between Japan, the U.S., and South Korea is crucial for regional security.

On August 5, 2026, the exiled Chinese dissident political cartoonist Badiucao announced the launch of a book tour and seminar series for his first resistance-themed graphic novel in Sydney, Australia, and other locations.

According to the program, a Chinese national recently traveled to Australia via Southeast Asia, at the suggestion of staff at the New Zealand embassy in China.

On August 2, 2026, Chinese dissident Sun Yuanping, who had long been placed under exit control and surveillance by Shijiazhuang police over his online political speech, disclosed in Australia that, with the assistance of others, he successfully broke through the exit restrictions, arrived in Australia, and applied for political asylum.

Sun Yuanping was interviewed in Melbourne, recounting his experience of choosing to "break out" due to long-term surveillance and exit bans, and disclosing that after his escape, several relatives and friends back home were criminally detained or harassed by police summons.

On August 1, 2026, a Chinese netizen in Cairns, Australia, placed a self-made booklet about Wangwang and English flyers at the café where they work, introducing the Jieyang dog abuse case to local customers and calling for the promotion of animal protection legislation.

Zhu Guoxin (Guoxin Zhu) was arrested and taken back to Queensland as he was about to board a flight to leave the country at Sydney International Airport. The court refused bail on the grounds that there was a serious risk of flight.

Growatt Australian executive Guoxin Zhu hid A$20,000 in cash inside a tea box and offered it to a representative of the Clean Energy Council of Australia in an attempt to expedite product approval; the representative refused the bribe and reported it, leading to a joint investigation by Australian police.

Sun Yuanping trekked for over ten hours through the tropical rainforests of Yunnan to cross the border into Laos, then traveled through Thailand before finally arriving in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia and Vanuatu signed an economic and security cooperation agreement, stipulating that Vanuatu's territory will not be used for foreign military bases, and Australia will provide AUD 500 million in aid over 10 years.

On February 27, according to ABC News, HungryPanda in Australia experienced another dispute during the Spring Festival, and the company admitted to being in contact with Chinese police.

On February 21, a delivery rider for HungryPanda in Australia who had previously organized a strike posted an apology video on Douyin. He admitted that the police had called him and his father due to the strike, but claimed the calls were not threatening and thanked the consulate for their concern, raising suspicions of domestic pressure.

Yang Lanlan has moved out of her penthouse in Sydney's eastern suburbs and taken up residence in a top-tier mansion near Sydney Harbour, and has not appeared in public since.

According to ABC reports, multiple Sydney Hungry Panda delivery riders preparing to strike for better treatment, along with their families back in China, faced transnational repression and pressure from the CCP.

In Sydney, a 23-year-old Chinese woman named Yang Lanlan crashed her Rolls-Royce into a Mercedes driver. The source of her immense wealth and her family background are unknown, and she is seen as a living specimen of the descendants of the powerful and wealthy living overseas.

Since the Yang Lanlan Sydney car crash case arose in July 2025, hearings have been held 8 times. Yang Lanlan herself appeared in court only once, with lawyers attending on her behalf for the rest, and she entered a not guilty plea to all charges.

On May 18, 2020, after Australia called for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced anti-dumping and countervailing duties totaling 80.5% on Australian barley, and subsequently restricted imports of Australian beef, wine, coal and other products.

AUS acknowledged deficiencies in its transaction monitoring system between January 2020 and December 2023, which failed to prevent illegal transactions by some Alibaba merchants.

Huang Youlong borrowed AUD 60 million at an Australian casino in 2015 and lost it all within 6 days, moving funds overseas through the casino and offshore accounts.

Li Na defeated Cibulkova in the 2014 Australian Open final to claim the second Grand Slam title of her career.