Alex Brewster
About Alex
Alex wrote for Savings.com.au as a finance journalist from 2019 until 2021.
His work focused on breaking down major economic releases and explaining how they affect everyday punters, with a strong emphasis on providing information and tools to help everyday Australians financially savvy.
Alex has since worked as a reporter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, covering a range of news and political issues.
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Recent articles for this author
Limepay: New buy-now, pay-later scheme here to disrupt Afterpay & Zip
Property prices see strongest quarterly growth in 18 years
RBA holds cash rate at 0.10% for September
Suncorp launches buy now, pay later offering 'PayLater'
New car sales defy lockdowns in August, up a third on last year
Developer costs are adding up to $85,000 to new house prices
Lockdowns won't reverse housing market boom: NAB
More electric vehicles sold in first half of 2021 than all of 2020
Unemployment rate drops in July but lockdowns see hours worked plunge
Superannuation rebates for women on maternity leave would close pay gap, report says
Further 'injection' needed to address home loan serviceability, report says
Neobank 86 400 waives LMI for borrowers with 15% home loan deposit
NAB purchases Citi's consumer banking in multi-billion dollar deal
RBA: Second recession 'unlikely' but unemployment to rise
High Court reverses decision to grant casual workers annual and personal leave
Escape to the country: Record migration out of capital cities to regions
Olympics to triple Brisbane median house price to $1.7 million, expert says
Market plateaus in July, but property prices still up 14.1% through the year
How to get the COVID-19 Disaster Payment
Refinancing volumes soar to all time high as big four banks lose out to non-majors
What the 2032 Olympics means for Brisbane's property market
Report finds scrapping stamp duty would assist homebuyers and encourage moving
Sharp increase in national rents as regions break records
Yard: The online lender measuring up to the big banks
Unemployment rate falls to 4.9% in June, lowest rate in a decade
National rental vacancies plunge to decade lows
Fupay: The millennial buy now, pay later challenging Afterpay and Zip
Australia's 'cheapest green construction loan' launched
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