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 later, the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Act 1950, in which the Coalition aimed to establish a "Commonwealth Bank Board", that Labor believed would be influenced by private banking interests. This ultimately allowed Menzies to call for a double dissolution.