Macquarie Street Matters with Alister Henskens SC MP

On Part 2 of this series with the 46th Premier of NSW Dominic Perrottet, Dom and Alister explore the personal and the politics. They discuss Dom's introduction to NSW politics, his religion, the media and his move to America.

On this week's episode, Alister sits down with the Shadow Treasurer the Honourable Damien Tudehope MLC to break down the Minns Labor Government's 2024-25 NSW Budget. This budget provides no cost-of-living relief to NSW families during this economically challenging time and cuts funding from health, education and other frontline services and infrastructure.

On this week's episode, Alister discusses the recent knife and bail laws that passed through the NSW Parliament following pressure from the NSW Opposition. He also dives into legislation proposed regarding ministerial diary disclosures. With the upcoming NSW Budget set to be handed down, Alister discusses how our State is already suffering as a result of cuts.

On this week's episode of Macquarie Street Matters, Alister speaks to the Member for Hawkesbury Robyn Preston. Robyn is the former deputy mayor of The Hills Shire Council and is a mother of two. In this episode, they discuss the recent floods in the Hawkesbury region, the Warragamba Dam and the St John of God Hospital.

On this week's episode of Macquarie Street Matters, Alister and Steph wrap up the March sitting weeks of the NSW Parliament. These two weeks were filled with more ministerial scandals and rushed legislation by the Minns Labor Government. Alister and Steph unpack Labor's first full year in Government and the issues that have faced Labor in this time.

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, 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.