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‘We can't do without them’: Kim Beazley on support for the US alliance slipping | Insiders On Background

Politics Now · April 17, 2026

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‘We can't do without them’: Kim Beazley on support for the US alliance slipping | Insiders On Background

Politics Now

Australia’s National Defence Strategy was unveiled this week, with more money for drones and missiles and an unapologetic commitment to the US-alliance. Kim Beazley is a former Defence Minister during the Hawke Government, a long-serving Labor Leader in opposition, a former Ambassador to the United States and now Chair of the Australian War Memorial. He sat down with David Speers for this week’s Insiders On Background.

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Australia’s National Defence Strategy was unveiled this week, with more money for drones and missiles and an unapologetic commitment to the US-alliance. Kim Beazley is a former Defence Minister during the Hawke Government, a long-serving Labor Leader in opposition, a former Ambassador to the United States and now Chair of the Australian War Memorial. He sat down with David Speers for this week’s Insiders On Background.

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