Kellie Ell

Kellie Ell

Australian Broker

Kellie Ell

Journalist

Kellie's specialty topics

Finance Lending Economy Credit Australian Broking Market

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.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I love writing about finance. As a reporter, my job is to find information before others do. As a writer and editor, my job is to translate complex topics into plain English so everyone can understand.”

Awards and recognition

  • Recipient of the Stan Strachan Award for financial journalists

Featured content from Kellie

More people are opting to build homes despite inflationary pressures Victoria's property tax set to soar Bridesmaid suburbs could save homeowners 25% to 30%

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Journalist / Reporter
  • Debtwire — Reporter
  • WWD — Reporter
  • CNBC — Reporter
  • USA Today — Reporter

Education

  • M.A. Journalism, business & economic reporting, City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism
  • B.A. Journalism, photojournalism and magazine writing, San Francisco State University

Read the latest stories by Kellie

AFG brings the glitter and gold rush to Melbourne for annual awards gala

AFG brings the glitter and gold rush to Melbourne for annual awards gala

Here's who came, who won and what they had to say

AFG wraps up 2026 national conference

AFG wraps up 2026 national conference

Brokers talk about what brought them to the conference and what they took away

Broker spotlight: a long-term approach to mortgage broking

Broker spotlight: a long-term approach to mortgage broking

'I focus clients on what they can control,' says Shannon Ingram

AFG Next national conference: day one recap

AFG Next national conference: day one recap

Spotlight on Sydney-based broker Shannon Ingram

Spotlight on Sydney-based broker Shannon Ingram

Second chances, client success and why he found his way back to broking

Bluestone launches proprietary loan origination platform

Bluestone launches proprietary loan origination platform

The non-bank says the new tech can cut turnaround times down to just two days

AFG national conference opens in Melbourne

AFG national conference opens in Melbourne

Roughly 900 industry professionals are expected to turn out for the three-day conference

Spotlight on FBAA winner: how Emmanuel Marios keeps winning

Spotlight on FBAA winner: how Emmanuel Marios keeps winning

'I generally like to ignore the noise,' the broker says

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