About the author

Harrison is a Research Analyst and Editor at InfoChoice. He is also the Assistant Editor at sister comparison site Savings.com.au. Together with Dominic Beattie, he co-hosts the Savings Tip Jar podcast, interviewing guests from some of the most prominent financial institutions in Australia.

Prior to joining the InfoChoice Group in January 2020, he worked for some of Australia's largest comparison sites and media organisations. With a keen interest in the economy, housing policy, and personal finance, Harrison strives to deliver and edit news and guides that are engaging, thought-provoking, and simple to read.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Journalism (2015), Griffith University

  • RG146 (Kaplan, 2024)

In the media

Savings.com.au · Harrison Astbury on 2NUR FM


Harrison's latest articles

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Understanding Insurance Options Within Your SMSF

Like retail or industry super funds, you can also add insurances such as TPD, life, and income protection into your SMSF. Fi...

11 Oct 2024
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ANZ cuts TD rates in continued bloodbath for deposits

ANZ is the latest and biggest bank to cut term deposit rates, mere days after its major bank compatriots did similar. 

08 Oct 2024
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Rabobank lowers savings account rates

Late on 3 October customers were notified via email some savings account rates would be changing, effective immediately. 

04 Oct 2024
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Big week of mortgage moves signals market is heating up

Quite a few lenders have thrown their hat into the home loan ring once again, cutting rates on fixed and variable rates, in a bid to jostle for market share....

04 Oct 2024
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Don't come knockin' while this TD van is a-rockin'

This week proved interesting for term deposit rates, with mostly cuts, but also a few bright spots along the way.

27 Sep 2024
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CBA's term deposit rate cuts point to more weakness in the market

Australia's largest bank CBA made cuts to a series of term deposit rates after leaving them untouched for six weeks.

25 Sep 2024
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Tiny credit union makes big mortgage moves; big players continue to shake up market

The past week was a more subdued one in terms of the scale of movements, but there were a few peculiar changes indeed.

20 Sep 2024
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Not much to read in the 4.2% unemployment rate, but lots lurking beneath

ANALYSIS: The government likes to crow about its success of adding hundreds of thousands of jobs to the economy, but a large portion are in low-productivity ...

19 Sep 2024
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Will anything arrest this fall in term deposit rates?

Term deposit rates are on the slide again, this time from Westpac subsidiaries and smaller banks; AMP also cut the rate on its popular savings account rate.<...

13 Sep 2024
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Another week, another series of home loan rate cuts

This week was another busy one in terms of fixed-rate home loan cuts, but the market prefers variable; here's where to find them.

06 Sep 2024
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UBank reduces variable rates, CBA research finds first home buyers going it alone

The digital bank founded in 2008 has cut a host of variable rates for new customers, while CBA research shows more first home buyers are going it alone.

03 Sep 2024
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Death by a thousand cuts in term deposit land

After a momentous week last week, this week brought another series of slides in term deposit land, signifying that the glory days might be over.

30 Aug 2024