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Queensland's first driverless bus will hit the road on an island off Brisbane later this year at a sedate 20km/h.

A high school basketball jersey that once belonged to former president Barack Obama has sold at an auction in Dallas to an anonymous buyer for $US120,000 ($A177,000).

GAMES TO DECIDE NRL'S TOP EIGHTRound 23: Wests Tigers v Newcastle at CampbelltownA massive match that is sudden death for both sides.

GAMES TO DECIDE NRL'S TOP FOURRound 23: Canberra v Manly at GIO StadiumThe Raiders are all but assured a top-four spot given their two-point advantage and superior for-and-against on the chasing pack but this one is massive for Manly.

Icelandic officials, activists and others have said goodbye to what once was a glacier, with poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change.

An elderly man has died after a hit-and-run accident outside of a hotel in central Queensland.

A newborn Queensland baby is fighting for life after allegedly being assaulted by his father.

A man who allegedly pulled a gun on police officers has died after he was shot in the leg at a home in northern Sydney.

A woman is wanted for questioning over her involvement in an armed robbery and carjacking that led to a three-hour siege between Queensland police and a man in a Gold Coast bowser.

A man is being sought by police after he allegedly falsely reported that a swimmer had gone missing off the NSW south coast, prompting a large-scale search operation.