Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokusiya Paramende, Hawke akapinda munyika yebhizimisi, achitora nzvimbo dzinoverengeka dzokutungamirira uye dzokubvunza izvo zvakamugonesa kubudirira mune zvemari. Akadzivisa kubatanidzwa paruzhinji nePato reVashandi panguva yehutongi hwaKeating saMutungamiriri weHurumende, asingadi kuonekwa seanoedza kuvhara mutsivi wake. Mushure mekukundwa kwaKeating uye kusarudzwa kweHurumende yeHoward musarudzo dza1996, akadzokera kuhurukuro yeruzhinji neBasa uye nguva dzose achionekwa pakutsvaga sarudzo. Pasinei nokufarira kwake Mambokadzi Elizabeth II, achizvirumbidza kuti akanga ari "Mutungamiriri wehurumende waaida zvikuru", Hawke akanga ari republican anoshingaira uye akabatana nemushandirapamwe wekuvhota Hungu muUnited States.
Referendamu yeRepublic ya1999.