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Australia’s top-performing broking professionals have been crowned winners at this year’s Australian Broking Awards.
Mortgage and finance professionals gathered at a cocktail luncheon on Friday (29 August) for the Australian Broking Awards 2025 – run in partnership with principal partner NAB – to celebrate the best of the best of the mortgage and finance broking industry.
The 15th annual awards program acknowledged the leading brokers, brokerages, and aggregation groups providing excellent service to Australian borrowers.
Around 700 members of the broking and lending industry were in attendance at the glittering awards ceremony in Sydney to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues and network with senior leaders of the third-party channel, including elite brokers and CEOs of the associations, lenders, and aggregators.
During the ceremony, attendees were treated to an afternoon of laughter and entertainment by Australian comedian and emcee, Tom Ballard.
This year, a total of 29 broking professionals and businesses were chosen as winners from the pool of 250 finalists. Residential brokers, asset finance brokers, commercial brokers, loan administrators, mentors, and industry thought leaders were among the individual winners.
There were 28 categories on offer, including 12 individual and 16 group categories. The highest-scoring broker winner was also named the Broker of the Year for 2025.
This year, Azura Financial’s Tom Hawley was awarded the prestigious Broker of the Year award. Earlier in the evening, Hawley had been crowned the Residential Broker of the Year for his work in delivering exceptional service and education to home buyers throughout the year.
Son Pham from Rethink Financing was awarded Commercial Broker of the Year, Scott Rumble from Yakka Finance took home the trophy for Asset Finance Broker of the Year, and Tony Bice from First Choice Mortgage Brokers was named the Finance Broker of the Year.
New brokers and rising stars were also recognised, with Richard Brown from Mortgage Choice Epping named the New Broker of the Year, while Ben Harris from In Financial Services was cited as the one to watch, being awarded the Rising Star of the Year.
The group categories celebrated aggregators, brokerages, and technology services providers, alongside training and education programs, marketing platforms, and customer service.
Companies taking home trophies in the group categories included AFG (Major Aggregator of the Year), Aussie (Major Franchise Brokerage of the Year), Broker Essentials (Training and Education Program of the Year) and LoanOptions.ai (Technology Service Provider of the Year).
Click here to view the full list of winners.
About the Australian Broking Awards
Now in its 15th year, the annual Australian Broking Awards is the industry’s premier platform of recognition across the third-party channel.
The prestigious awards program supports leading brokers, brokerages, and aggregation groups in building nationwide credibility, attracting clients, and accelerating growth in a competitive market.
The Australian Broking Awards featured a highly regarded judging panel to foster peer-reviewed recognition of participants’ capabilities and expertise in driving the industry forward.
To determine the winners, submissions were delivered to the panel of respected professionals and business leaders, who assessed each submission against the criteria of each award category.
The judging criteria were both quantitative and qualitative and acknowledged growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence, and contribution to Australia’s mortgage and finance sector.
The awards were open to all eligible businesses and professionals supporting Australia’s mortgage and finance industry.
Click here to view the full list of winners.
To learn more about the awards program, click here.
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