[1] John Setka, the Victorian Secretary of the CFMEU, was asked to be expelled from the Australian Labor Party, and even resign as head of CFMEU Victorian branch, over alleged comments against "anti-violence campaigner Rosie Batty".

The government had assumed One Nation would be supporting the bill and would hence ensure its passage in the Senate.

[10] Lambie already had preliminary discussions about her amendments with Rex Patrick, who will likely back the bill in the Senate.

Pauline Hanson stated she was open to shifting her position after opposing the previous bill, but would only make the decision after she had seen the updated version of the bill, spoken to Malcolm Roberts and met with all interested parties.

On 26 May 2020, Morrison announced that the government will shelve the bill, Instead, the government will chair five working groups ahead of the budget later that year in October, to try to reach a consensus with unions and employers to change the current industrial relations system.