2018~2019年,澳大利亚国内政治经历了执政党内部的斗争和联邦大选两出大戏,结果无不让人“眼花缭乱”。执政党党内派系争斗演变成“打群架”;新任党魁和总理莫里森在一片唱衰声中获胜连任总理。人们在意外的同时,澳大利亚社会在风雨之后出现了“宁静”,主要政党以及政府和民众都开始思考在变化中的世界和国家形势下,如何回归理性和正常。2019年澳大利亚经济预期出现10年来少有的低迷。澳大利亚“新”政府面临新的考验和挑战。澳大利亚的对外政策也在力求宏观平衡和利益兼顾,这需要澳大利亚有对外战略拓展的灵活性和活动空间。
<<Year 2018-2019 witnessed two major political fanfares:a power struggle inside the Liberal Party and the 2019 Federal Election. Both developed into and ended in surprise:fight for power by the Liberal’s factions spread across the party,with Scott Morrison taking the power,who again magically won the Federal Election against odds. Calm has been restored after that,with major parties,the government,and the public starting to reflect on what to do to maintain rationalness amid changes at home and abroad. Economic development has continued in political stability. However,forecast for now and the near future has been the most pessimistic for over two decades. The Australian government is facing challenges,with both its future and confidence at stake. Australia is trying to strike a balance in its foreign policy,trying to satisfy as its many priorities as possible,which would require a greater flexibility of the government and more policy space when dealing with other countries.
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