Annastacia Palaszczuk continues to bury her head in the sand as Queensland sheds thousands of manufacturing jobs under her weak leadership.
Reflecting on the latest ABS manufacturing data, LNP Shadow Manufacturing Minister Andrew Powell said Labor’s anti-business and anti-jobs agenda was bleeding Queensland’s once proud manufacturing sector dry.
“In just 12 months, nearly 14,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Queensland,” Mr Powell said.
“It was reported earlier this year that under the Palaszczuk Labor Government, the number of manufacturing workers in Queensland was at its lowest point since the 1990’s recession.
“It’s little wonder why many have labelled her as the weakest Premier in Queensland’s history and why our state now has the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
“Unlike Labor, the LNP knows that manufacturing is a crucial part of Queensland’s economy and the LNP will encourage new businesses to start, while giving existing companies a better future.
“A future LNP Government elected in October 2020 will launch an additional $20 million Built in Queensland funding program to support heavy engineering and manufacturing in this state.
“The LNP will use Queensland money to help Queensland firms develop new markets in Australia and overseas.
“To deliver Queensland’s manufacturing sector from its darkest hour, the LNP will provide the industry with more resources not less.”
RQ1 - Employed persons by Industry division of main job (ANZSIC), Labour market region (ASGS) and Sex, Annual averages of the preceding four quarters, Year to August 1999 onwards
https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6291.0.55.003Aug%202019?OpenDocument
