While the debate rages in both parliaments over tax cuts, the most pressing issue for many is keeping their jobs so they can pay tax.

Malcolm Turnbull’s waiting room is fast filling up with the AGL and Telstra CEOs along with the NSW Premier as the polls results are demanding that he confront these individuals for a please explain.

In NSW alone small businesses are being smashed by some ill-considered and untimely infrastructure projects in the CBD and Parramatta precincts.

Time for the federal and state governments to back off in this war with small business and cease imposing on them unrealistic costs via increased energy charges and  disruptions to their daily business operations.

The governments’ “we feel your pain” speeches are falling on deaf ears, simply act in the best interests of all Australians that are too frequently used as cannon fodder as governments merrily go about their business.

Firstly I offer my deepest sympathy to the Kirby family. After reading the story on Opal in Wednesday’s paper I feel I need to give another side to the  care.

My dad is now 94 years old and has been in Opal for the past five years. We have watched him progress through the stages of dementia over this time. It hasn't been easy but with the care and support from the Opal staff this sad journey has been a little easier. I can't fault their devotion or care. They are the most caring girls and nurses I have ever met and they give one-on-one care when needed. Dad was walked every day before he became unable to walk. Now, he is moved from chairs to tubs to lounges every day just to keep him moving and comfortable. It’s never any trouble to do this. 

Everyone has their own circumstances but I felt the need to support Opal. As for us they have been unbelievably supportive and cared and still do for our precious father and Mum’s loving husband for five years. So to the staff at Opal, thank you. 

At long last the state government has come to its senses and is doing something about the notorious Princes Highway.

The highway is a goat track from Nowra  down, with seven people killed since Christmas. 

It is a bad spot where the Falkholt family and the person who ran head-on into them were all killed. Then, close by, another head-on killing two more.

How many more need to be killed before we get divided roads like up north?

A little further down, a couple with two children were lucky to escape when a small truck crossed to the wrong side and hit them, destroying their car and caravan. 

A wire barrier has been erected near the spot the Falkholts lost their lives between the Bendalong Road turnoff and Luncheon Creek Road. It is less than a kilometre long; it's a start but we on the South Coast deserve more. Please, Roads Minister Melinda Pavey, make it a priority one; get in your car and drive down and check it out. 

I drive the highway quite a lot to Sydney to visit family and to see doctors and I sometimes think twice about driving up or of catching the bus and train; the trouble (with public transport) is timing. 

I am all for doing something to stop the accidents and deaths on this road. There are more trucks than ever and some drivers can't wait to get around them. Fix it now.