South Brisbane residents have been left outraged after the Brisbane City Council of at least 40 trees to upgrade the Kangaroo Point Bikeway.

Resident David Russell, who lives in an apartment that overlooks the bikeway, has said despite several months of protesting, council ignored their cries and pushed forward with the expansion plans.

Brisbane City Council is expecting Brisbane buses to generate more than $28 million dollars in income from 2018-19.

More than $11 million dollars will come from bus shelter advertising and advertising on buses, and approximately 21 percent of the revenue coming from chartering or leasing the buses for special events.

Public and active chairman Adrian Schrinner said the council also increased its casual bus driver workforce this year, to support the growing number of events held in Brisbane.

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer reached a compromise over a migration dispute.

Seehofer, who had previously threatened to resign, said his demands for tightened border controls will be met, ending the conflict between the two parties.

After the meeting, Merkel informed journalists the deal will see the construction of transit centres to return migrants to their previous countries.

A major investigation into female medical staff across Australia has discovered that nearly half had been a victim of domestic violence.

The investigation published by the BMC Women’s Health Journal involved 471 female nurses and doctors in Victoria and was the first to identify the link between female medical staff and domestic violence.

It was reported that 45% of those surveyed had experienced domestic violence.

Granville Boys High School in Western Sydney has introduced a barbershop program to re-engage at-risk boys.

A 10 week program running in the schools “Groom Room”, involves students learning how to clip, chop and fade hair, as well as discussing life matters and boy-to-men conversations.

Success has been evident with improvement in all areas of schooling for the boys undertaking the program.

Former Ipswich deputy mayor Paul Tully claims he did not know about the alleged behaviour of two previous mayors on the Ipswich City Council, saying to the ABC there was no way for him to know about their private activities.

He says as he did not have the power to compel people to give evidence, interview people or tap phones, it is not clear how he could be responsible for behaviour in the private lives of others.

These comments come as the Ipswich City Council takes the state government to the supreme court in an effort to stop the council being put on notice.

The NSW Greens are pushing to redevelop the existing Tweed Heads hospital, against the government’s plan to develop a hospital at a new site in Kingscliff.

North Coast spokesperson Dawn Walker said redeveloping the current site would keep the facility near the Tweed Heads population centre, contrasting with the government’s plan to build a new site near Kingscliff TAFE to create a health and education precinct.

Ms Walker criticised both the government and opposition for supporting the new location’s position on agricultural land.