In 2015, his Liberal-National Party crippled TAFE enrollments by increasing fees beyond the reach of working-class students. They implemented a critically flawed IT system that has cost more than $700m, so far, to track payments of their failed market-driven Smart and Skilled funding model.

The EBS IT system was promised to have all the bells and whistles but since its inception has wreaked havoc on TAFE's ability to advertise courses and enroll students. No surprises on reasons for enrollments tanking in 2015. Then they systematically terminated 4000 fulltime TAFE teachers and 1200 support staff because of “a decline in student demand”.

The fanfare around the announcement of 64 part-time jobs in the Hunter and 214 part-time teaching jobs state wide is typical of the Liberal-National Party’s smoke and mirrors approach to governing this state and shows the Berejiklian government's utter contempt for TAFE, its teachers and support staff.

All I can say to Mr MacDonald calling on Ms Car to “stop talking down” TAFE in the Hunter and Central Coast is: actions speak louder than  words.

- Phill Chadwick, Mount Pritchard

AS l read and listen to comments regarding Sunday penalty rate reductions for employees being the fault of the Liberal state government, I wonder how many times people must be told that the Fair Work Commission has nothing to do with the Liberal party, or any political party?

It was set up by the Labor government, using ex-union staffing, to have un-political, independent research into fair decision making, a commission approved by all parties.

Some times l think some people refuse to accept the truth and keep beating the big drum of denial hoping others will also not believe what the facts really are.

Get over it. For once, the government can't take the blame.

- Carl Stevenson, Dora Creek

I WOULD like to describe some very bad driving habits that I have experienced over the last few months in my local area. 

I have been overtaken while driving at the correct speed limit of 40km/h through a school zone. One of the drivers was a red P-plate driver. This is very dangerous to be doing. I'd hate to think of the potentially bad consequences. 

I have been overtaken where there are double lines marked on the road while I was slowing down to turn left into another street. Those lines are there for a very good reason. 

This has been in a 50km/h zone where there is an intersection nearby. At the same intersection there has been a new ‘Give Way’ sign erected. The broken marked lines have been painted on the wrong part of the intersection. It's very difficult to see in both directions. Just the other day, I approached the same intersection and was being cautious. A driver behind me, turned out onto the wrong side of the road then crossed over the double lines onto the correct side.

- Craig Aungle, Morisset Park

I HAVE noticed, of late, a barrage of advertising on TV for life insurance. As important as this is, I wonder how many people fail to realise that a form of life insurance and permanent disability is a component of almost all superannuation plans. A check of your superannuation policy may shed some light and save unnecessary extra expense that may not be required for those who are still working and contributing to superannuation.

- Michael Stevenson, Warners Bay