National News

Two years before a Gold Coast mother was allegedly murdered by her husband, she told her neighbour to go police if she didn't return from an overseas trip because he would have killed her.

Australia is being urged to stockpile munitions and redirect military resources from the Middle East to guard against rising Chinese strength.

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).

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.