▁of ▁Tas mania . ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Federal ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁James ▁Sc ull in ' s ▁Labor ▁Cab inet . ▁Ly ons ▁became ▁acting ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁helped ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁government ' s ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁With ▁Sc ull in ▁tempor arily ▁absent ▁in ▁London , ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁acting ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁James ▁F ent on ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁Labor ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁C au cus ▁over ▁economic ▁policy , ▁and ▁gra pp led ▁with ▁the ▁differ ing ▁propos als ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ' s ▁Plan , ▁Lang ▁Labor , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁and ▁British ▁advis er ▁Otto ▁Niem ey er . ▁While ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Frank ▁An st ey ▁supported ▁NS W ▁Premier ▁Jack ▁Lang ' s ▁bid ▁to ▁default ▁on ▁deb t ▁rep ay ments , ▁Ly ons ▁advoc ated ▁orth odox ▁fis cal ▁management . ▁When ▁Labor ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁more ▁radical ▁Ted ▁The odore ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁F ent on ▁res igned ▁from ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁ ▁The ▁st ance ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁Trade ▁Minister ▁James ▁F ent on ▁against ▁the ▁more ▁radical ▁propos als ▁of ▁the ▁Labor ▁movement ▁to ▁deal ▁the ▁De pression ▁had ▁attract ed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁prominent ▁Australian ▁conserv atives , ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Group