{"id":31328,"date":"2016-01-16T00:52:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T13:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=31328"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:54:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:54:18","slug":"qld-employment-minister-grace-grace-hits-back-at-courier-mail-accusations-shes-given-up-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/qld-employment-minister-grace-grace-hits-back-at-courier-mail-accusations-shes-given-up-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"Qld Employment Minister Grace Grace hits back at Courier Mail accusations she&#8217;s given up: @Qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/QldEmploymentMinisterGraceGracehitsbackatCourierMai-accusationsshesgivenup-300x150.jpg?resize=300%2C150\" alt=\"Queensland\u2019s new employment minister Grace Grace hits back at The Courier Mail\u2019s accusation that she\u2019s given up on youth unemployment.\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/QldEmploymentMinisterGraceGracehitsbackatCourierMai-accusationsshesgivenup.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/QldEmploymentMinisterGraceGracehitsbackatCourierMai-accusationsshesgivenup.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/QldEmploymentMinisterGraceGracehitsbackatCourierMai-accusationsshesgivenup.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/QldEmploymentMinisterGraceGracehitsbackatCourierMai-accusationsshesgivenup.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Queensland&#8217;s new Employment Minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracextwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grace Grace<\/a>\u00a0has denied claims by\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/couriermail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Courier Mail<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>that she has given up on youth unemployment across the state. In a Tweet published on Friday night, a defiant Ms Grace said, &#8220;I will never give up on jobs for Qld young unemployed.&#8221;\u00a0Ms Grace also stated that she was, &#8220;completely quoted out of context&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Completely quoted out of context today on youth unemployment. I will never give up on jobs for Qld young unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace Grace MP (@gracextwo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracextwo\/status\/687954893865226240\">January 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It comes as an article by journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnsmccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John McCarthy<\/a>\u00a0was published on the front page of Friday&#8217;s edition of the newspaper which labeled the employment minister as a,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/news\/queensland\/queensland-government\/employment-minister-says-youth-unemployment-not-new-and-not-much-you-can-change\/news-story\/b61527a337e868c6b5b752cad40c9680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Dis-Grace&#8221;<\/a>. Mr McCarthy wrote that, &#8220;Ms Grace yesterday said Queensland had created 60,000 jobs in the past year, but had no answers when it came to dealing with youth unemployment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He quoted Ms Grace as having said, &#8220;Youth unemployment is always difficult to address. I don\u2019t know that there\u2019s much you can change structurally,&#8221;\u2019 she said. &#8220;There\u2019s always an issue with youth unemployment. It\u2019s not new, it\u2019s been around a long time.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mr McCarthy&#8217;s\u00a0article also went on to quote the reactions to Ms Grace&#8217;s comments as they were put to them\u00a0from\u00a0two\u00a0of Queensland&#8217;s most prominent\u00a0mayors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Townsville Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crjennyhill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jenny Hill<\/a>\u00a0was quoted as saying, &#8220;At this stage, for anyone to say what Grace Grace said, that is not the attitude, you\u2019ve got to go in there, you\u2019ve got to keep prodding and keep hunting for opportunities, not just for Brisbane, but for the whole state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Cairns Mayor Bob Manning was reported to have said, \u00a0&#8220;It\u2019s a bit like if you support a football team and you see them give in after 60 minutes of play when they\u2019re 20 points down. That frustrates you doesn\u2019t it? This is a bit like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Queensland Opposition Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpringborgMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lawrence Springborg<\/a> was quick to echo <em>The Courier Mail<\/em> by\u00a0publishing a Twitter meme on Friday afternoon suggesting\u00a0that Labor was holding the state back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Creating jobs for Queenslanders should Labor&#39;s priority &#8211; not put in the too hard basket! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracextwo\">@gracextwo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TbYMHhJvEp\">pic.twitter.com\/TbYMHhJvEp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lawrence Springborg (@SpringborgMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpringborgMP\/status\/687904418059005952\">January 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">However, media and communications specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/judi_jabour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judi Jabour\u00a0<\/a>condemned the attack on Ms Grace and suggested that Mr McCarthy check his facts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Is that the truth, John?&#8221; she asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnsmccarthy\">@Johnsmccarthy<\/a> Is that the truth John? Or did you just write that for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/couriermail\">@couriermail<\/a> ? Check your facts buddy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Judi Jabour (@judi_jabour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/judi_jabour\/status\/687959345959575553\">January 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The latest jobless figures for December revealed that Queensland&#8217;s unemployment rate fell to a new two year low of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qgso.qld.gov.au\/products\/reports\/labour-force\/labour-force-201512.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5.9 per cent in trend terms and 5.8 percent seasonally adjusted.<\/a>\u00a0On Thursday,\u00a0Acting Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackietrad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackie Trad <\/a>\u00a0stated that she was\u00a0pleased with the latest results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The two-year low for unemployment showed the State Government\u2019s pro-business, pro-jobs economic plan was working,&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/statements.qld.gov.au\/Statement\/2016\/1\/14\/queensland-unemployment-rate-falls-to-twoyear-low\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> she said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Under the Newman Government, a national report in February 2014 revealed\u00a0that youth unemployment had risen as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-02-24\/youth-unemployment-at-crisis-point\/5278436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high as 20.5pc in the hotspot of Cairns.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queensland&#8217;s new Employment Minister\u00a0Grace Grace\u00a0has denied claims by\u00a0The Courier Mail\u00a0that she has given up on youth unemployment across the state. In a Tweet published on Friday night, a defiant Ms Grace said, &#8220;I will never give up on jobs for Qld young unemployed.&#8221;\u00a0Ms Grace also stated that she was, &#8220;completely quoted out of context&#8221;. 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