Angus Kidman is Finder’s International Editor-at-large and an award-winning journalist with over 30 years of experience reporting on technology, travel, finance and more. His extensive career includes roles as the editor of Lifehacker Australia and Australian Personal Computer.
Angus is recognised as one of Australia’s foremost technology and finance commentators, regularly appearing on TV shows like Sunrise, The Project, Today and Seven News and has written for leading publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, Gizmodo, The Australian, the AFR, Kotaku, Escape, ZDNet and Business Insider.
A two-time winner of the IT Journalism Awards for Best Consumer Technology Writer (in 2010 and 2012), as well as Best Columnist at the same awards in 2014, Best Reviewer at the same awards in 2020, and a finalist for Editor of the Year at the 2017 Mumbrella Publish Awards, Angus continues to be a leading voice in Australian media. He is also a dedicated points hacker, regularly sharing his expert tips on maximising travel rewards to help consumers get the most value out of their everyday spending.
If you’re interested in a media interview with Angus, please reach out to our PR team at aupr@finder.com.
Expertise
- Frequent flyer
- Travel
- Technology
- Broadband
Experience
- Technology commentator for ABC Radio National since 2013
- Annual Finder Innovation Awards judge for tech innovation and travel categories
- Mumbrella Publish awards judge
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours/First Class): Linguistics | University of New England | 1990-1993
Featured publications
- Sunrise
- News.com.au
- Yahoo Finance
- Escape
- Lifehacker
- SMH
- Gizmodo
- The Australian Financial Review
- The New Daily
- RN Drive
- The Australian
- Travel Weekly
- The World Today
- Vertical Hold
- Money Magazine
- Starts At 60
- anguskidman.show
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Latest articles by Angus Kidman
213 articles written by this author
Australians don’t upgrade their phone any more: New research reveals why
It's a smart money-saving strategy, but don't forget this extra step.

Points panic: What your Qantas Points will be worth a week from now
With values dropping by up to 20%, what's the best thing to do? Here's our expert take.

Qantas Points Woolworths iPhone deal: Score an easy 20,000 points
This supermarket gift card hack can earn you points while you buy a new phone.

Coles iPhone Velocity points hack: Score a free Virgin flight
You could easily score up to 25,000 bonus Velocity Points.

Points hack: Earn Velocity Points at IKEA
You can earn up to 20,000 Velocity Points – here's how.

Earn Qantas Points with Netflix and Woolworths right now: Here’s how
Score thousands of Qantas Points the easy way while paying for your streaming.

Woolworths Everyday Extra is still worth paying for despite sneaky cuts
It's an easy way to spend less at the supermarket and score more points.

This secret Woolworths change sucks: How to make sure you don’t lose out
Everyday Extra is losing a major benefit.

Savings accounts that earn Qantas Points: Is AMP better than Qudos?
Would you be better off with a high-interest option instead? I've crunched the numbers.

Alex.Bank term deposit with Qantas Points: Is it worth it? My expert take
You can score up to 25,000 Qantas Points, but is the interest rate good enough?
