Mariam Gabaji is a tech and utilities expert at Finder with 12+ years of experience as a journalist. She's committed to helping households cut through the industry jargon and save money on their bills. Mariam’s widely reported on news that includes covering Australia's energy crisis and how households can navigate during these tougher times. She also closely monitors mobile and internet price changes and covers the 'why' so households can follow the trends and understand why they're being impacted and by how much. She was a finalist in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards for Best Telecommunications Journalist for her work. You'll also find her reporting on the launches of flagship phones from the likes of Apple and Samsung and then reviewing the handsets after to see if they're worth the money.
Her expertise is often featured in media including the ABC, Yahoo Finance, 9News, 7News, A Current Affair, The Guardian, SBS and Money Magazine.
To contact Mariam for a media interview, please email aupr@finder.com.
Expertise
- Energy
- Mobile
- Broadband
- Consumer tech
Experience
- Finalist in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards for Best Telecommunications Journalist
- Contributor at Yahoo Finance
- Co-creator of Finder's Financial Fitness Challenge
- School Entrepreneur of the Year mentor in collaboration with Generation Entrepreneur 2022 & 2023
- Annual Finder Innovation Awards judge for telco, solar and energy innovation categories
- Invited contributor and thought-leader with London-based consumer and behavioural insights agency, Canvas8
- Completed a Telecoms Technology course led by Dr Tony Eyers
Education
- BA (Hons) Broadcasting & Journalism from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia
Featured publications
Latest articles by Mariam Gabaji
298 articles written by this author
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