About the author
Harrison is a Financial Analyst and Editor at InfoChoice. 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.
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
NAB, QBE to offer mortgage and LMI discounts for green homes
Which banks increased term deposit rates this week? 14 Oct
Rate changes from RBA announcement took effect, with two banks now offering 4.00% p.a. one-year term deposits.
Why Heartland Finance is the winner of InfoChoice's reverse mortgage award
Heartland Finance is now back-to-back winner of InfoChoice's Reverse Mortgage award, winning in 2020 and 2021. Find out more.
What to know about Heartland Finance's personal loan for seniors
What if you could fund whatever you wanted, and didn't need to make regular repayments? The answer lies in your home.
Get paid interest upfront with a BankFirst term deposit
Customer-owned bank BankFirst recently increased rates on its term deposit where customers can get paid their interest upfront.
Banks push more savings accounts and term deposits over 4%
Westpac subsidiaries St George, BankSA, and Bank of Melbourne now have savings account rates starting with a 4.
Which banks increased term deposit rates this week? 7 Oct
Key movers this week include Judo Bank and AMP. Compare the highest term deposit rates.
ING boosting savings rate to 4.05% p.a.
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How does the RBA's latest rate rise affect me?
The first movers include CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ, as well as Suncorp, Macquarie and UBank.
RBA increases cash rate by 25bps
As to why the RBA increased by 25 basis points and not 50, RBA Governor Philip Lowe wants to see the effects of the first few months of rate rises.
By how much will the RBA increase the cash rate in October?
Much of the chatter has shifted to a 50 basis point rise after some recent revealing economic figures.
Are you in mortgage stress?
The generally-accepted definition of mortgage stress is 30% or more of gross (pre-tax) household income going towards paying off the mortgage.
