Michael Moore

1 week ago | citynews.com.au | Michael Moore

“It is not so easy to pull the wool over the eyes of Canberrans. There are multiple solutions to increasing choice in housing in Canberra,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE. Chief Minister Andrew Barr has blazoned “more housing choice” across his Our Canberra newsletter. He argues: “The ACT government is supporting the delivery of more housing where Canberrans want to live”.

2 weeks ago | citynews.com.au | Michael Moore

“While Andrew Leigh is singing the praises of traditional suburbs such as Hackett, the ACT government’s ideological mindset is to strategically bomb them with more apartments and higher-density living,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE. Andrew Leigh, local MP and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, has taken a swipe at the ACT government for its failures around housing policy.

3 weeks ago | citynews.com.au | Michael Moore

“I was privileged to be in Geneva last month for the meeting of the World Health Assembly where the vote on a global pandemic treaty was taken,”writes columnist MICHAEL MOORE. After three years of pressure from non-government organisations, and intensive negotiations by member states of the World Health Organization (WHO), the world has largely adopted a plan to prepare for the next pandemic. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic should still be at the forefront of the minds of those in power.

1 month ago | citynews.com.au | Michael Moore

“Had Steel shown a little humility he would have stood out as a potential chief minister. Instead, he remains a Labor hack, another hardliner, rather than as different, as caring and as a genuine and effective leader,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE. The MyWay+ debacle could have been turned into a positive for embattled Transport Minister Chris Steel. Instead, he has decided to rely on the old, tried and true, hardened Labor approach of “tough it out”.

1 month ago | citynews.com.au | Michael Moore

“The leadership demonstrated by independent MLAs Thomas Emerson and Fiona Carrick means the ACT government has now supported some of the most vulnerable people in our community,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE. The independents in the ACT Assembly have been exercising their power in an appropriate and effective manner. A persistent, measured and firm approach from crossbench members facilitates more effective government and better community outcomes.