Tom Switzer

Tom Switzer is director of the Centre for Independent Studies and a presenter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Australia’s choice: Chinese trade – or American security?

 Sydney For decades, Australia has been known as ‘the lucky country’. At the end of the world geographically, we are separated from the global troublespots by vast oceans. We have recorded 27 years of uninterrupted growth, partly because of a surge in exports of commodities to China. At the same time, our tough border protection