Australian Foreign Policy since World War Two.

The Australian/American Alliance has dominated Australian Foreign Policy since World War II From discovery and colonisation to appeasement and blatant dependence, Australian Foreign Policy, for the initial part of our nation's existence, has been wholly reliant on Great Britain, the Mother Country. World War II and the pending threat of a Japanese invasion brought about a prompt change in focus of foreign policy, from Great Britain to the United States of America. This conversion …

…our own contribution to multilateral efforts to resolve particular regional security concerns - such as we have done with our Cambodia initiative and with our contribution to the Persian Gulf. We Australians and Americans share many fundamental interests and important values, both globally and in the Pacific. The alliance is of crucial significance in Australian foreign policy, we are friends and allies and will continue to be constructive partners in world affairs in the future.