Personal Life
In 1975, Keating married Annita van Iersel, a Dutch flight attendant for Alitalia. The Keatings had four children, who spent some of their teenage years in The Lodge, the Prime Minister's official residence in Canberra. The couple separated in November 1998.
Keating's daughter, Katherine, is a former adviser to former New South Wales minister Craig Knowles.
Keating's interests include the music of Gustav Mahler and collecting French antique clocks. He now resides in Potts Point, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.
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