“Families know what it’s like to come up against an unexpected problem,” Ms Gillard said as she announced the details of the plan during a campaign press stop in the northern Queensland city of Cairns.
“Families know what it’s like to have these costs come into the family budget.”
Ms Gillard said the initiative would cost $54 million over four years, to be offset by savings in other areas.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is also campaigning in Queensland today and will use an appearance in Brisbane to announce plans to pay companies incentives to take on older workers.
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