A few months later, the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill 1950, in which the Coalition government aimed to establish a "Commonwealth Bank Board", which Labor believed would be filled with private banking interests. This finally gave Menzies an excuse to call a double dissolution.
A few months after this, the Senate declined the Commonwealth Bank Bill 1950, which the Coalition government proposed to form a "Commonwealth Bank Board" that Labor feared would be controlled by private banks. This decision enabled Menzies to request a double dissolution.