Family First today condemned both Labor and Liberal for their reckless pursuit of "net zero" policies that are hammering families at a time they can least afford it.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an uncosted plan to slash emissions by 62–70 per cent by 2035, despite Australia contributing just 1.1 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
It is foolish to believe Labor's assertions that Australia's economy can be restructured in a decade for no cost. That claim has net zero credibility.
It's equally foolish for the Coalition under Sussan Ley to pursue Net Zero targets, as she reaffirmed she would today.
In a world where the big emitters – China, India and the United States – are not meeting comparable targets, Labor and Liberal's self-destructive climate zealotry is farcical.
All it does is puts pressure on families.
Cutting emissions in the hope of cooling the planet while China builds more coal-fired power stations than the rest of the world combined is madness.
Families are already buckling under cost-of-living pressures. They should not be forced to pay one cent more for a policy that delivers net zero environmental gain.
Addressing the topic Net Zero Truth, Jude Blik from the Centre for Independent Studies told the recent Family First National Conference that it was a lie that Australia could save the planet and that it could be done for free.
The Albanese government's target will require more than 90 per cent of electricity to come from renewables, 4000km of new transmission lines, tougher rules on industry, and bans on native logging. Billions of dollars are being funnelled into this fantasy transition, with no honest accounting of the cost.
Meanwhile, the Liberals remain committed to the same failed trajectory. By refusing to walk away from net zero, they leave Australian families with no real alternative to Labor's green dream.
Net zero is a farcical policy. It will drive up electricity prices, force unreliable wind and solar onto the grid, destroy jobs in heavy industry and regional communities, and leave families paying more for less.
Labor and Liberal are both locked into climate theatre while mums and dads can't afford their power bills. Family First will keep fighting to end this madness and put families first.
