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
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Bachelor of Journalism (2015), Griffith University
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RG146 (Kaplan, 2024)
In the media
- Millennials are now behaving like their Boomer parents thanks to inflation - News.com.au
- Why a mum on a fixed rate mortgage is down to one meal a day - Daily Mail
- Two-bedroom apartments becoming a dying breed as cost of living crisis bites - News.com.au
- How much less homebuyers can borrow after the 7.1% HECS increase - Nine Newspapers
- Brutal reality of Australia's cost-of-living crisis - Daily Mail
- Rental stress at dire levels in Australia, amid calls for better government action - 9News.com.au
- Fast-falling inflation points to interest rate relief - Australian Property Investor Magazine
- Rental stress grips two-thirds of Aussie renters - Australian Broker
- Millions of Australians have less than $1000 in savings - 9News.com.au
- The extraordinary number of Aussies with less than $1,000 in the bank - with more boomers than millennials in trouble - Daily Mail
- Gen X the cohort most squeezed by cost-of-living crisis - The Nightly
- Millions of Aussies on financial edge - Australian Broker
Harrison's latest articles
How does a home loan for Expats, Temporary Visas or Non-residents work?
Whether you’re an expat or a non-resident of Australia, it’s possible to get a home loan but your options might ...
Average home loan size rockets to $624k, renters' hands forced
New ABS data showed the value of new home loans fell 4.1% to $26.27 billion in December but the average loan size for owner occupiers hit a new record of $62...
Quest for growth: Macquarie Bank reprices variable-rate home loans
Following moves on fixed rates last week, Macquarie Bank has slashed rates on a wide variety of variable-rate home loans. Is this a signal of things to come?...
The term deposit downhill slide continues
This week, customer-owned banks such as Bank Australia and Move varied term deposit rates, while other leaders such as Judo and Macquarie Bank continued wiel...
Why the negligible difference in interest rates between deposit sizes?
Over the past few months, the interest rate margins have narrowed on those borrowing more than 80% of their property's value and less than 80%, with fewer in...
ME Bank fined $820,000 by ASIC over home loan issues
Corporate regulator ASIC has ordered ME Bank pay a fine of $820,000 after it misled customers on home loan notices and failed to provide notice on interest r...
Mixed messaging on RBA rate front clouds mortgage movements
As all four major bank economics teams have pencilled in a hold at February's RBA cash rate meeting, this week was a relatively quiet one on the home loan ra...
Has Australia tamed the inflation dragon?
Australia may be in a period of disinflation - a slowing pace of inflation - but rising shipping costs and persistently strong employment figures, could caus...
Aussie Dollar stronger against the Japanese Yen and other currencies - time for a holiday?
Talk of other central banks loosening monetary policy, and geopolitical issues, mean the Australian Dollar (AUD) has appreciated in value compared to a year ...
Home lending volumes rise - for those that can afford it
The value of new owner occupier home loans rose 0.1% in November while the number rose 1%, according to ABS data.
Big Four Banks of Queensland Compared
Four prominent Queensland institutions rose from the wild west of banking in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - Suncor...
How will Aussies' household budgets, finance, and share portfolios perform in 2024?
2023 was a tumultuous year for Australian households and their personal finances. They might need to stick out six more months of rockiness in 2024 before ra...
