Family restaurants fight for survival amid soaring costs

Family-run restaurants across Australia are facing unprecedented financial pressure, with electricity bills reaching up to $9,000 per quarter and soaring costs forcing closures at record levels. Restaurant owners report customers can no longer afford to dine out regularly, with the crisis threatening to eliminate small family businesses that have survived for decades. The closures risk eroding the cultural diversity and unique character of Australian cities as independent establishments are replaced by homogeneous alternatives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.