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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

Full details of HomeBuilder 2.0: Extended but reduced

An 'environmentally friendly' home loan under 2%

Nearly half of Australians don't know what 'La Nina' means

Construction down 2%, but new home builds and renovations are up

RBA warns against ending stimulus measures early

Heritage, Suncorp, and Adelaide Bank slash home loan rates

No home loan under 2% yet ANZ cuts savings account to 0.5%

Real wages declined 1.5% in September quarter

Afterpay defers upfront payments for 'responsible' users

Self-soothing' gamblers cause huge spike in pandemic lottery use

Uptick in renovation interest yet tradies' win rate still low

Which lenders cut home loan rates this week?

You can now buy now, pay later your property purchase

Financial stress causing $31 billion in lost productivity

Big four banks improve image through pandemic, still lag behind challengers

You can now buy now, pay later your rental bond

Which lenders introduced sub-2% home loans post-RBA cut?

Big banks lay an egg with latest cuts

Range anxiety', lack of incentives stifle fully-electric vehicle uptake

Car sales down again, but some signs of positivity

Insolvencies in construction, mining and retail spike 38%

Pensioners reminded to use Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Retail trade figures point to 'smarter' Christmas spending outlook

Are pensioners' deeming rates getting cut again?

Too big to fail: CommBank suspends foreclosures until September 2021

Eftpos acquires Beem It payments app from big banks

First home buyers, investors flooding the market but borrowing less