Kellie Ell

Kellie Ell

Kellie Ell covers the Australian loan markets for Australian Broker. With a career spanning some of the world's most respected financial and business media outlets — including CNBC, USA Today, Debtwire, WWD and Glamour — she brings a rigorous, well-trained lens to her reporting on the mortgage and lending sector.

Her coverage ranges across interest rate movements, federal budget impacts, property tax reform, lender strategy and the evolving broker channel, giving mortgage professionals, brokers and aggregators the sharp, timely analysis they need to stay ahead. Kellie holds a Master of Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York and an undergraduate degree in photojournalism from San Francisco State University — a background that informs both the precision and clarity of her storytelling.

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MFAA crowns Victoria and Tasmania’s top brokers

MFAA crowns Victoria and Tasmania’s top brokers

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Pepper rolls out App Tracker as broker tech race heats up

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Australia’s GDP slows as recession fears build

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FBAA appoints new CEO, board chair

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