‘We can't do without them’: Kim Beazley on support for the US-Aus alliance slipping

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. 0:00 Welcome 1:00 Kim Beazley 2:00 "Challenging in how you describe the current environment" 3:15 How should Australia deal with Trump? 5:15 Australia's E-7 Wedgetail monitoring the Strait of Hormuz 8:35 "We can't do without them": Kim Beazley on support for the US-Aus alliance slipping 13:10 AUKUS 'does get a mention' in Kim Beazley's prayers 13:50 What does Kim Beazley think about 'cheap drones' in modern warfare? 15:50 "We're underdone on everything" 19:45 Is Australia spending enough on defence? 23:35 "Don't give up on" the rules based order 25:45 Thank you and goodbye Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia