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Harrison Astbury

Harrison Astbury

Assistant Editor
Finance expert with 10 years' experience writing, editing, and researching for publications.

About Harrison

Harrison, or Haz, is Savings.com.au's Assistant Editor, and also Editor & Research Analyst of sister comparison site InfoChoice.com.au. He is also the co-host of the Savings Tip Jar podcast alongside Dominic Beattie. Prior to joining the group in 2020, Harrison has since 2015 been lending his expertise and handiwork to other publications in mining, financial comparison, and traditional newspaper media.

Harrison's Qualifications 

  • Bachelor of Journalism, Griffith University (2015)
  • RG146 - Tier 1 Generic Knowledge, Kaplan Professional

Harrison's Interests

  • Housing Policy
  • Best Rates on Savings Products
  • Niche topics such as the gold standard

The Savings Tip Jar Podcast

Harrison hosts the podcast alongside Dominic Beattie. They discuss the latest Australian financial news and speak with special guests from leading financial institutions, picking their brain on the latest talking points in the economy and personal finance.

Harrison in the Media

Recent News Commentary

Harrison's segments on 2NUR FM in Newcastle with Mark Rorke

Recent articles for this author

Fresh calls for security when sending money overseas in wake of COVID

Neobank 86 400 slashes fixed home loan rates as others increase them

Home spending intentions rise despite strong increase in home prices

How to stay out of trouble with the taxman this EOFY

Is classic car registration worth it?

Harmoney slashes personal loan rate by 1.64 percentage points

RBA cash rate rise in 2023, not 2024: ANZ

Riskier loans increase market share as banks juice the TFF

Westpac increases fixed home loan rates again

Which suburbs earn the most money? Which suburbs earn the least?

Unemployment to be 4.4% by end-2022: ANZ

First home buyers borrow big in April

New car sales continue 2021 rebound after a bumper run in May

First home buyers double in Western Australia but affordability declines nationwide

Luxury car tax threshold raised again for electric vehicles

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 0.10% in June

'Planpay' introduced for travellers to pay off their holiday in instalments

New Zealand signals cash rate rise, could Australia follow?

What the end of the Term Funding Facility could mean for your home loan

What is BPAY?

illion introduces new transaction scores

Commonwealth Bank the latest to raise fixed home loan rates

Microsoft teams up with BNPL provider Zip

Consumer confidence pulls back but still at decade highs

New 'Suburb Spotter' tool helps Aussies navigate property market

Melbourne's 'fragile' property market 'smokescreen'

Why a property tax is not the answer