Elections are an awesome responsibility for everyone involved; they test more than political parties and candidates, they also test voters on the level of trust they can have in political parties and democracy in general, writes MICHAEL MOORE
Michael Moore
Michael Moore is a former member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and an independent minister for health in the Carnell government. He has been a political columnist with "CityNews" since 2006.
"While both sides are telling lies (politely framed as propaganda) the question will be, can any of them be trusted?" wonders political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"It is reasonable for Australians to fear the possibility that, like the US, we might also be landed with a leader whose prime focus is on marketing his own message," writes MICHAEL MOORE in his opening election salvo.
"Giulia Jones' arguments deteriorated when she attempted to align the issue of faith and child abuse with the recent massacre of so many people in the Christchurch mosques," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
"I join with these vibrant young Australians in thumbing my nose at the narrow-minded comments of conservative academics and commentators along with senior politicians," writes former senior school teacher MICHAEL MOORE
"For the first time it appears that there is a real opportunity for a prominent centrist independent in the ACT to beat the Liberals and have a chance at ousting Zed," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
"Despite deploying fear tactics over boat people and attempting to change the agenda on climate, the Liberals have not been able to shift their standing in the polls," writes MICHAEL MOORE
Michael Moore was elected to first ACT Legislative Assembly in 1989 and was re-elected as an MLA until 2001. Here he reflects on those early, first steps of self-government.
"Some candidates in the upcoming NSW and Federal elections are struggling to offer a coherent…
"Water is a natural resource belonging to all Australians. Fair distribution of water is proving…
"Hard-working planners are shackled by a government and chief minister intent on making Canberra more…
"The ACT has provided serious leadership in setting goals and targets to address climate change,"…
