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24 August 2026
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The West Australian
Simple hacks to reduce the cost of filling up car
13 July 2026
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The West Australian
Got that sinking feeling?
15 June 2026
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The West Australian
Money worries keeping you up at night?
18 May 2026
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9NEWS
The real cost of convenience
Everyday money
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2CC Breakfast
Why interest rates differ in 2025
Home loans
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94.7 The Pulse, Geelong
Financial education
Financial education
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3AW
Easter without breaking the bank
Everyday money
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ABC Radio Breakfast
Buying during an election period
Buying a home
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9NEWS
Starting 2025 on the financial front foot
Everyday money
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3AW Drive
EV charging overnight
Everyday money
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3AW Mornings
The changing face of mutual banks
Home loans
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news.com.au
Finance tips for 2025
Home loans
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Australia Overnight
Income and borrowing in 2025
Buying a home
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The Nightly / 7NEWS
The discussion about longer-term home loans
Home loans
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6PR
The home-loan serviceability buffer
25 November 2024
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Lending & Spending
Lending & Spending with CFR
Financial education
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ABC Radio Breakfast
Late payments and loan applications
Home loans
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The Sydney Morning Herald
How much of a pay rise you’d need to buy a bigger house
28 March 2024
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9NEWS
Accuracy on a loan application
Home loans
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94.7 The Pulse, Geelong
Earning more to buy in 2024
Buying a home
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94.7 The Pulse, Geelong
A November rate rise and families
Home loans
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7NEWS
The refinance cashback rush
Home loans
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7NEWS
Longer loan terms: the trade-offs
Home loans
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Domain
Family help for the next home
2 September 2021
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Domain
Home buyers pay off credit cards to borrow more for housing, but rarely take out large debts compared to incomes
Home loans
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Domain
Using home equity
Home loans
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The West Australian
Is 35 the new 30?
Home loans
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The West Australian
Tie the knot, buy a block?
18 November 2024
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FIVEAA Afternoons with Stacey Lee
Shopping smarter this Christmas
Everyday money
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3AW Australia Overnight / Lending & Spending
Lending & Spending [002] – Finance and Money Update
Financial education
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Young families hit hardest as mortgage affordability the worst since 1990
9 November 2023
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The Sydney Morning Herald
The hidden trap for home buyers and owners wanting a career change
23 January 2023
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Australian Financial Review
If you think your mortgage is high, look who’s paying 8.85pc
3 August 2023
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Australian Financial Review
More lenders offer escape route from ‘mortgage prison’
26 May 2023
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Australian Financial Review
The tax fears leading some SMSF investors to dump property
29 March 2023
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The Sydney Morning Herald
First home owners knew rates would rise. But not this fast
7 March 2023
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Domain
Saving for a home deposit? Here’s how much more you’ll need, despite the downturn
13 February 2023
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The Canberra Times
There are ways to avoid falling off the variable home loan cliff
Home loans
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ABC Radio Drive
Cash stuffing and new-age saving
Everyday money
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3AW Afternoons
The Australian paper shortage
Everyday money
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Australian Financial Review
Where to find top yields for investment property
28 October 2022
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Australian Financial Review
How to save $34,000 over two years on your home loan
28 September 2022
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Australian Financial Review
How to navigate change in a choppy property market
1 October 2021
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Australian Financial Review
Borrowers rush to fix loan rates as end of cheap money looms
29 October 2021
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Australian Financial Review
Self-employed borrowers thrown a bone as delta strain bites
16 July 2021
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Australian Financial Review
Citi bans key Asian currencies from buying Aussie real estate
10 May 2016
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Domain
Potential home-buyers warned fixed interest rates to rise as Reserve Bank winds back stimulus
4 November 2021
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Domain
First-home buyers dropping out of the property market as investors return, new data shows
Buying a home
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Domain
End to stamp duty discounts in Victoria could see buyers needing to borrow more
Buying a home
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Domain
Home loan approvals take up to eight weeks as COVID-19 crisis pressures hit banks: brokers
Home loans
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94.7 The Pulse, Geelong / Kate Littlejohn
Why your interest rate might differ — with Kate Littlejohn
22 September 2026
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Triple M Perth Breakfast
Finance with Chris Foster-Ramsay — March 2023
March 2023
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The Canberra Times
There are ways to avoid falling off the variable home loan cliff
Home loans
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