The Australian Republican Movement (ARM) was founded on July 7, 1991. A few months later, Paul Keating deposed Bob Hawke and became Prime Minister. The ARM now had more than a friend in the Lodge – within weeks, Keating was championing a republic.
When he unexpectedly won re-election in early 1993, he had political capital.
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