No, its not that simple
USA and Australia relations go back WW2
Where USA defended Australia from Japanese after UK failed to do so
ANZUS
Australia was pro USA through cold war until the end of 1980s
With threat of communism no longer there several left wing politicians in Australia wished to distance themselves from USA
To the point NSA was keeping tabs on them
In the last decade pro-Chinese Australian PM Rudd wanted to counter USA influence in Australia by improving ties with China
He went as far as quitting QUAD to appease the Chinese
He realized the hard way like Nehru, never appease the Chinese
Rudd's risky fear of Beijing 'bastards'
His successors continued to improve ties with China until Covid, here the true vermin nature of CCP towards Australia was exposed
Before Covid became global, Chinese companies in Australia on behalf of CCP cleaned out all medical supplies and sent them home to China
Chinese-backed company's mission to source Australian medical supplies
This left Australia completely empty with no supplies to deal with Covid once the disease spread globally
Further there Chinese cyberattacks on Australia for supporting a resolution for Covid investigation
How Hackers Hammered Australia After China Ties Turned Sour
Australia is back square one where it has no option to side with USA. USA has this "told you so" moment
It has gone one step ahead and even invite UK back the region with AUKU