▁So on ▁after ward , ▁Ly ons , ▁F ent on ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁right - wing ▁Labor ▁MP s -- M oses ▁G abb , ▁All an ▁Guy , ▁Charles ▁Mc Gr ath ▁and ▁John ▁Price — res igned ▁from ▁the ▁A LP ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁government ' s ▁economic ▁policies . ▁ ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁Labor ▁diss idents – all ▁except ▁G abb – formed ▁the ▁All ▁for ▁Australia ▁League ▁and ▁crossed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁ben ches . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May , ▁the ▁All ▁for ▁Australia ▁League , ▁the ▁National ist ▁opposition ▁( h ither to ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁L ath am ) ▁and ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Billy ▁Hugh es ' ▁Australian ▁Party ▁( a ▁group ▁of ▁former ▁National ists ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁exp elled ▁for ▁crossing ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁bringing ▁down ▁Stanley ▁Bruce ' s ▁National ist ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ), ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁U AP . ▁Although ▁the ▁new ▁party ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁former ▁National ists , ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁party ' s ▁leader , ▁and ▁thus ▁became ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition , ▁with ▁L ath am ▁as ▁his ▁deput y . ▁The ▁Western ▁Australia ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁National ists , ▁however , ▁retained ▁the ▁National ist ▁name . ▁ ▁Cla im ing ▁that ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁government ▁was ▁in cap able ▁of ▁man aging ▁the ▁economy , ▁it ▁offered ▁traditional ▁def lation ary ▁economic ▁policies ▁in ▁response