▁United ▁Australia ▁Party , ▁res igned ▁from ▁Cab inet ▁over ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁industry ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁government ' s ▁tar iff ▁sched ules . ▁ ▁National ▁un emp loyment ▁ins urance ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁point ▁of ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁and ▁U AP ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁national ▁system ▁of ▁un emp loyment ▁ins urance , ▁which ▁the ▁CP ▁saw ▁as ▁a iding ▁urban ▁dwell ers ▁over ▁country ▁people ▁and ▁a ▁stretch ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁fin ances ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁increased ▁defence ▁sp ending . ▁Tre as urer ▁Richard ▁Case y ▁introduced ▁the ▁National ▁In sur ance ▁Bill ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁it ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Parliament ▁despite ▁some ▁opposition ▁from ▁Country ▁Party ▁members , ▁however ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁further ▁critic isms ▁over ▁costs , ▁the ▁government ▁repe aled ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Act . ▁This ▁back - down ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁U AP ▁Deput y ▁leader ▁Robert ▁M enz ies ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁was ▁by ▁now ▁open ly ▁ant ip ath etic ▁to ▁Country ▁Party ▁members ▁– ▁not ably ▁Ear le ▁Page . ▁ ▁Notable ▁legisl ation ▁Notable ▁acts ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Ly ons ▁Government ▁include : ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Commission ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁established ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Commission ▁( ABC ) ▁Be aches , ▁Fish ing ▁Gr ounds ▁and ▁Sea ▁Rout es ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁restricted ▁ocean