Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna April 1999, Lawler akakurudzira kuti pave nemari yakawedzerwa yevanhu vanotambura sechikamu chokutanga Mutero weZvinhu neMabasa, achiputsa chimiro chebato rake. Muna Chikunguru 1999, akatsigira Ian Causley achipesana naJohn Anderson wehutungamiriri hweNational Party, chikamu chekuparadzaniswa kunonzi pamusoro pekusagutsikana nekutungamira kwehurumende yeAustralia pane zvehupfumi hwenyika uye kudyidzana kwenyika. Pamwe chete nemamwe maParamende mazhinji eNational Party, akatsigira kuvhota "kwete" mu
1999 referendamu yeRepublic Lawler akapikisa kuzadzikiswa kwakazara kweTelstra, uye aive mumwe wevamwe vapanduki veparamende vakaramba zvinopihwa kubva kuTelstra zvemapaketi emhando yepamusoro emaOlympic kuti arege kuonekwa sekukanganisa chinzvimbo chavo. Gare gare akatsigira chirongwa cheaimbova mutungamiri Tim Fischer achifunga nezve mukana wekutengesa kuti awane mari yekuwedzera kwezvivakwa mune ramangwana kana zviyero zvebasa zvasangana pakutanga.