This follows Tuesday’s failed Senate vote on the ZOSO bill, which saw an almost unanimous opposition from the independent bench, with eight of the nine independent senators voting against it. Despite previously labelling the independent bench as “bootlickers” and now possibly breaching several laws, the Prime Minister has not named any names. When Guardian Media reached out to the government senators for clarification, several of them remained tight-lipped and declined to comment on the issue. When Guardian Media reached out to Senator Phillip Alexander, he said, “I can’t give you any information. He, however, did not confirm nor deny any involvement in the independent bench controversy.