The Stonehenge World Heritage Site, which houses well-known prehistoric monuments, is under threat with the British Government wanting to plunge a two kilometre, $3 billion tunnel underneath it.

The monoliths are right next to the A303 Highway, which connects London with south-west England, and the proposal by Highways England to replace the iconic monuments with a tunnel puts archaeologists in a position that goes against the Stonehenge’s current custodians, English Heritage.

In local news, owners of new developments in inner south suburbs will not be able to obtain a residential parking permit under new laws.

West End, Highgate Hill, and Taringa are now included in the laws, which affect owners of apartments in properties which lodged development applications on or after the 18th of March this year.

As a result, the laws will take some time to take effect, as Greens councillor Jonathan Sri says he has been pushing to have the ban introduced for three years.

Brisbane’s new lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, is at the receiving end of public criticism regarding the Mt
Coot-tha zipline project, after saying he would happily pay $100 to ride it.

The community group, Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance, launched a court appeal for Councillor Schrinner to review the project, that began under former lord mayor Graham Quirk and stirred controversy over the use of public land for private enterprise, as well as its ecological impact.

In national news, an inquest is being launched into the death of Sommer Warren, an 18-year-old who died during labour at a regional Victorian hospital.

Ms Warren died when she suffered severe hypertension from a seizure, after being induced at Shepparton’s Goulburn Valley Health in 2014.

The inquest was told how the woman had gone to the hospital six times in two weeks due to health concerns, and that the hospital failed to induce Ms Warren in the days before her death, despite a local doctor urging immediate action.

The Labor Party has plans to contribute tens of millions of dollars to resurrect the Australian car industry, by manufacturing electric and hydrogen-powered cars.

High-ranking executives from the United States have been travelling to Australia to discuss investment options.

Labor plans to offer major carmakers research and development grants from a $1 billion fund.

Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has hinted at his plan for the car industry earlier saying, he wants Australia to be a “manufacturing nation”.

In international news, a search is underway for a Japanese fighter jet that disappeared from radar during a flight exercise in northern Japan.

The F-35A stealth jet went missing yesterday, and a search and rescue operation is underway for the missing jet and pilot, who is a man in his 40s.

Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters the cause of the plane’s disappearance is not yet known, and 12 other F-35s will be grounded.

Five Volkswagen's with level 4 automation technology are driving on select roads in urban Hamburg.

The technology enables the cars to navigate complex traffic patterns, however level 4 automation requires a driver ready to intervene, as only level 5 automation renders all riders as passengers.

The cars are fitted with computers of 15 times the processing power of a laptop, as well as 11 laser scanners, seven radars and 14 cameras.

London will implement a 24-hour a day, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone, in a world first, which means vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or face charges.

The zone aims to reduce toxic air pollution and protect public health.

Under new rules introduced on April 8, polluting vehicles will be charged £12.50 for cars, vans and motorbikes and £100 for trucks, buses and coaches.

Environment Minister Melissa Price has approved Adani’s groundwater management plans, giving the company Commonwealth approval to start building its Queensland Coal Mine.

The Queensland Government is still yet to approve construction in order to protect a colony of black-throated finches around the site.

The project still requires more approvals to be granted from both Queensland and Commonwealth Governments before the coal can be dug out of the ground.