Mr Morrison said targeted travel bans and financial sanctions will be imposed on eight individuals on Russia's national security council who are "aiding and abetting" the invasion, and broader sanctions will be extended to the separatist Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The financial punishments bring Australia into line with the United States and United Kingdom, who announced sanctions overnight.
"The invasion of Ukraine has effectively already begun. This invasion is unjustified, it's unwarranted, it's unprovoked and it's unacceptable," Mr Morrison said.
"Australians always stand up to bullies, and we will be standing up to Russia."
Sanctions extended to the separatist regions will target transport, energy, telecommunications, oil, gas and mineral reserves, as well as several Russian banks.
The Prime Minister said he also expected to impose sanctions on more Russian citizens and entities who seek to benefit from a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Morrison said Ukrainian visa applications would be moved to "the top of the pile", and further support was being planned.
"There are some 430, roughly, applications from Ukrainian citizens to come to Australia, they're across a range of different visa classes; student visas, family visas and others, so I have asked for those to be concluded," Mr Morrison said.
"We will work very closely with [neighbouring countries] to deal with the likelihood of displaced persons. This is where we think we can provide some quite effective assistance."
He warned a full-scale invasion of Ukraine was "likely to occur" within 24 hours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially been given parliamentary approval to deploy troops abroad hours after reports that Russian forces had already rolled into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine.
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