Macquarie Street Matters with Alister Henskens SC MP

On Part 2 of Macquarie Street Matters with Scott Farlow, Alister and Scott dive further into the largest rezoning in New South Wales history. They discuss the lack of infrastructure investment in NSW and how the Minns Labor Government has made it more difficult for young people to enter into the housing market by removing the First Homebuyer Choice Scheme and the Greater Cities Commission.

On Part 1 of this episode with the Shadow Minister for Planning Scott Farlow, Alister and Scott discuss the significant impact the Minns Labor Governments new housing policies will have in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast.

On this week's episode of Macquarie Street Matters, Alister Henskens is joined by a young local from his electorate of Wahroonga, Chase Burch. Chase talks about his life growing up in Wahroonga, living with a physical disability and the impact local train station upgrades has had on his life. This week's episode explores how real people's lives are impacted by the decisions made on Macquarie Street.

On this week's episode of Macquarie Street Matters, Alister discussed the developments in the Minns Labor Government's controversial new housing proposal. He also dives into the first week of budget estimates for 2024, where the first of the Ministers of the NSW Government were questioned over their policies and decisions.

In the first episode of 2024, Alister Henskens discusses the first week back in the NSW Parliament. He addresses the allegations he spoke about in Parliament using Parliamentary Privilege and dives into the Minister's performances during Question Time. Welcome back to Macquarie Street Matters!

In this episode, Tanya Davies and Alister sit down to discuss her electorate of Badgery's Creek in Western Sydney. Tanya's passion for the community shines through as they discuss Labor's cuts to infrastructure, cuts to cost of living support like active kids and cripplingly high energy prices. In the political section of this podcast, Alister and Freya review the year that has been. Tim Crackenthorp, Jo Haylen and Yasmin Catley have all been drags on the underperforming Chris Minns Labor NSW Government. Have a Merry Christmas and we will return for more Macquarie Street Matters in 2024.

In this episode, Alister sits down with the Member for Albury, Justin Clancy. They have an interesting and varied discussion starting Justin's career as a Vet before politics then turning to the funding cuts the Minns Labor government has made across skills, training and TAFE in NSW.

In Part 2 of Alister's discussion with Sarah Mitchell, they discuss education reform, school infrastructure and the tumultuous first couple of months for the Minns Labor Government.

In this episode, Alister Henskens sits down with Shadow Education Minister the Hon. Sarah Mitchell MLC. They discuss the education reforms of the Perrottet government. Sarah calls out the cuts made to their programs and the unrealistic time frames Labor has committed to. She also points out that you can't increase public sector wages for teachers and not feel the billions worth of cuts. Alister and Freya discuss the repeated blunders by Labor Ministers Jo Haylen and Yasmin Catley. They also the examine what the potential consequences will be for Chris Minns.

In this episode of Macquarie Street Matters, Alister Henskens sits down with Scott Farlow, the Shadow Minister for Planning and Housing. They look at how we can ease the housing crisis. Scott highlights to toxic mix of high net migration without adequate housing. He also raises the infrastructure and health care cuts Labor has inflicted on NSW to pay for its billions in extra spending on public sector wages. Alister and Freya discuss the ongoing impacts of the Israel-Hamas war on communities in Sydney. They also warn of the cumulative impact of sustained Labor incompetence.

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