Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nguva yaGobbo yokuva muhofisi yaifanira kuva pfupi kupfuura makore mashanu akajairika, nemhaka yemhedzisiro isingazivikanwi yechiratidzo chinoputika
Referendamu yeRepublic yeAustralia ya1999. Kudai hurumende yeRepublic yaizotanga kushanda, gavhuna weVictoria angadai akabviswa kubva musi wa1 Ndira 2001. Muna August 2000 mutungamiriri wehurumende mutsva, Steve Bracks, akazivisa kuti mutsivi waGobbo aizova John Landy, uyo aizotora nzvimbo yake muna January 2001. Gobbo pakarepo akaita kuti zvizivikanwe kuti akanga ane kunzwisisa naKennett nokuda kwokuwedzerwa kwetemu yake kupfuura 2000, uye akaratidza kuodzwa mwoyo kukuru kuti izvi zvakanga zvisati zvaitika zvino. Zvisinei, iyi nzwisiso inofanira kuva yakanga iri yomunhu oga, sezvo tsamba yokugadza yaKennett yakataura kuti kuwedzerwa kupi nokupi pashure pa 31 December 2000 kwaizova nhau yomutungamiriri wehurumende wenguva yacho. Bracks akati akanga asingazivi nezvokunzwisisa kwakadaro.