In the 1990s it was brought to the forefront of national debate by Prime Minister Paul Keating, who promised in 1993 to introduce an "Australian federal republic" by the centenary of Federation in 2001.
Spørgsmålet blev i 1990'erne taget op i den nationale debat af statsminister Paul Keating, som i 1993 lovede at indføre en australsk føderal republik inden 100-årsjubilæet for føderationen i 2001.