The Queensland parliamentary ethics committee has recommended that Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace be found in contempt of parliament. This follows a series of personal arguments and failures to follow official procedures.

昆士蘭州議會倫理委員會建議將影子工業關係部長 Grace Grace 判定為藐視議會。這是由於一系列的個人爭執以及未能遵守官方程序所導致。

The disciplinary action began after a verbal argument in December between Ms. Grace and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Ms. Grace claimed that Mr. Bleijie had threatened her; however, Mr. Bleijie denied this, stating that his comments were meant to stop bullying. Although Speaker Pat Weir gave both politicians a chance to withdraw their statements, Ms. Grace refused because she believed the Deputy Premier's behavior needed further investigation.

此次紀律處分始於 12 月 Ms. Grace 與副州長 Jarrod Bleijie 之間的一場口角。Ms. Grace 聲稱 Mr. Bleijie 威脅她；然而 Mr. Bleijie 否認此說法，表示其言論旨在停止欺凌。儘管議長 Pat Weir 給予兩位政治家機會撤回陳述，但 Ms. Grace 拒絕，因為她認為副州長的行為需要進一步調查。

An ethics committee, consisting of members from both the LNP and Labor parties, later reviewed the case. They concluded that while the Deputy Premier's language was threatening, it was not serious enough to be considered contempt. On the other hand, the committee decided that Ms. Grace's refusal to apologize for the argument interfered with the authority of the Assembly. Furthermore, they found that she had misused parliamentary privilege to create a specific story for the media. Consequently, the committee ordered her to give a clear apology to the House.

隨後由 LNP 與工黨成員組成的倫理委員會審查了此案。他們得出結論，雖然副州長的用語具有威脅性，但不足以被視為藐視議會。另一方面，委員會認定 Ms. Grace 拒絕為爭執道歉的行為干擾了議會的權威。此外，他們發現她濫用議會特權向媒體編造特定故事。因此，委員會命令她向議會作出明確的道歉。

At the same time, Speaker Pat Weir expressed concern about the general decline in parliamentary behavior. This trend is visible through the increase in personal attacks during budget discussions and interruptions during official speeches. Therefore, the Speaker has formally asked all members to improve their professional standards to reduce hostility in the chamber.

與此同時，議長 Pat Weir 對議會行為的普遍下降表示擔憂。這種趨勢體現在預算討論期間增加的個人攻擊，以及在官方演講期間的打斷現象。因此，議長正式要求所有成員提高專業標準，以減少議事廳內的敵對氣氛。

Ms. Grace has since given a full apology following the committee's decision, although a formal debate about the contempt charge is still planned for a later date.

在委員會決定後，Ms. Grace 已經作出全面道歉，儘管關於藐視議會指控的正式辯論仍計劃在稍後日期舉行。