Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Keating gara n'ihu na usoro iji wepu akara nke Monarchy na Australia, na-ewepụ ntụnye aka na Queen si Citizenship and Ministerial Oaths. N'ọnwa Eprel afọ 1993, a mara ọkwa nguzobe nke Kọmitii Ndụmọdụ nke Republic; Keating kwadoro mgbanwe mgbanwe pere mpe nke gụnyere nhọpụta ndị omebe iwu nke onye isi ala <unk> nke a katọrọ ndị otu ALP hapụrụ na onye ndu ọhụụ nke ndị Democrats Australia, Cheryl Kernot onye chọrọ mgbanwe dị ukwuu, dịka ntuli aka aka. Kọmitii ahụ, nke Malcolm Turnbull nke Australian Republican Movement duziri, nyefere gọọmentị akụkọ ya na 5 Ọktoba 1993 na Keating kwupụtara otu ndị ọrụ nke ndị minista iji mepụta akwụkwọ maka ụlọ ọrụ. Keating n'ikpeazụ wepụtara usoro ọchịchị onye kwuo uche ya dị ala. Na June 1995, n'okwu okwu a na-egosi na telivishọn na nzuko omeiwu nke akpọrọ "Australia Republic: The Way Forward", Keating kọwara atụmatụ pere mpe maka mba nke gụnyere onye isi ala nke ihe ka ọtụtụ n'ime ụzọ abụọ n'ụzọ atọ nke nzuko omeiwu họpụtara, na-esote nhọpụta nke Prime Minister na Cabinet. A ga-echekwa ikike ikike na ọrụ emume nke Gọvanọ General. A tụrụ aro ka e mee ntụli aka maka nke a n'afọ 1998 ma ọ bụ 1999. Mgbe John Howard meriri na ntuli aka nke 1996 ma guzobe Mgbakọ Iwu Australia nke 1998, nke biri na ụdị ndị Republican yiri nke ahụ Keating tụrụ aro, e meriri atụmatụ a na ntuli aka nke afọ 1998.
Ntuliaka mba Australia nke afọ 1999.