Sussan Ley could have been forgiven for steering clear of the fraught debate over budget sustainability, excessive taxpayer handouts and heavy-handed government intervention. Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox. Of the government taking charge of the function of the economy, once reserved for the free market. To drag the Coalition back to its core values of fiscal conservatism, reward for hard work and personal responsibility. Reward for hard work.