Family First has long sounded the alarm about the expensive shambles that is Australia’s current bi-partisan net zero energy policy.

Nothing is hurting families more than rising electricity prices which in turn feed the rising cost of everything.

Now others are throwing off the shackles of political correctness, finding some courage and joining the fight for change.

Sectors of the economy that once meekly went along with the so-called energy transition are now searching for a way out.

As prices sky-rocket and job losses and blackouts loom, business is worried.

Three key lobby groups spoke out this week: Food Distributors Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia.

And the former Business Council chief and head of Infrastructure NSW, Graham Bradley, even went so far as to say the energy transition is simply not happening.

After years of “the science is settled” climate alarmism driving policy, suddenly reality is biting, and leaders are finding their voice.

Jeff Godden of Godden Food Group said his business had seen electricity costs skyrocket by 238 per cent in NSW and 90 percent in Queensland.

“They (the government) don’t want to talk about the cost of energy and how it’s affecting that supply chain.”

If you are wondering why your grocery bill is going up, look at the intermittent electricity generating windmills and solar panels popping up all over the countryside while coal power is shut down and gas is demonised.

“The (Albanese Government’s) target of getting to 82 per cent of renewable energy by 2030 Is that realistic? Is that on track? I think that’s doubtful,” Andrew McKellar of the ACCI said this week.

Luke Achterstraat of the small business lobby said the 82 per cent target should be reassessed as to “whether it is fit for purpose and able to drive down energy bills”.

“We need to make sure the energy transition doesn’t leave small business behind,” Achterstraat said.

“Energy bills are crippling the ability for operators to stay in business.”

No kidding.

The wheels are fast falling off the idea that that renewable energy is cheap and reliable and groups like Family First are being proven right.

This is why Family First’s Senate team for the up-coming election is focussed on cutting power prices by ensuring energy is reliable and affordable before it is anything else.