莫里森上台以来，澳大利亚对外政策以“印太”为指引，积极拓展与美国、日本和印度的关系，更加关注东南亚和南太两个重点区域。澳大利亚对华政策迅速右转，中澳关系迟迟未能实现转圜。总体来看，澳大利亚对外政策受限于中等强国的现实，呈现目标有限性、对美依赖性和对华矛盾性三个特征。
Since Scott Morrison took office，Australia，guided by the Indo-Pacific strategy，has actively expanded its relations with the United States，Japan and India，and has paid more attention to the Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. There has been a significant change in Australia’s China policy，which caused the deterioration of the bilateral relations. Overall，Australia’s foreign policy is limited to its middle power status，which manifests three characteristics：limited goals，dependence on the United States，and ambivalence toward China.
