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
All quiet on the mortgage front as few lenders move rates, 8 September
This week the two largest customer-owned banks in Australia moved home loan rates south, while a couple of smaller mutuals moved theirs north.
A strong uptick in mortgages exempt from 3% serviceability buffer
The latest APRA banking data shows there has been a strong uptick in mortgages exempt from serviceability criteria.
It's official: We're in a recession, a per-capita one
GDP growth per capita recorded its second consecutive quarter of negative growth, down 0.3%, signifying that our output per person is down.
ASIC to sue Westpac over tardy hardship responses
The corporate regulator ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against the major bank, alleging it failed to respond to customer hardship notices in th...
Beyond Bank set to acquire small credit union First Choice
Orange-based First Choice Credit Union and Adelaide-based Beyond Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding, signalling an intent to merge.
Mortgage rates rise sharply, outpacing RBA cash rate increases
Recent data collated by the RBA shows new variable mortgage rates outpaced that of the 25 basis point cash rate increase in June.
Teachers Mutual launches 5.50% savings account in quiet non-RBA hiking month
Teachers Mutual Bank and its subsidiaries launched a savings account featuring a 5.50% p.a. interest rate, one of the highest in the market.
Is the RBA done with rate hikes? Experts say it shouldn't be
Two of the top economists in Australia have said the RBA should not have left the cash rate on hold at 4.10%, because the softer economic data doesn't tell t...
CBA launches digital refinance application, shaving approval times
The Commonwealth Bank has launched a digital refinancing application process, to make it quicker for homeowners to seek a better deal.
Sharesies launches subscription service for share trading
Micro-investing app Sharesies has launched a subscription service starting at $5 a month.
Does 6% inflation mark the end of the RBA rate hike road?
Inflation data released by the ABS shows a further fall in the CPI, down to 6% in the 12 months to June.
Which lenders are increasing variable home loan rates despite the RBA hold?
Bendigo Bank and AMP were among several banks to increase variable home loan rates this week - at least for new customers anyway.
