On 15th May 2024, Allegra Spender MP and Professor John Daley AM debriefed on Zoom to discuss the key points from the 2024 May Federal Budget.

They talked about what was included and what was missing in the announcement, as well as Allegra and John's views.

John Daley is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers. He was the founding Chief Executive of the Grattan Institute from 2009 to 2020, which he led to become Australia’s leading domestic policy think tank. He personally authored over 20 leading Grattan reports on topics including institutional, economic, tax, budget and energy policy reform.

John is now an independent strategy consultant, combining policy, economics and business insights. He is currently advising on tax policy, higher education policy reform, and property transaction platforms. He is also Chair of the Australian National Academy of Music, and a Trustee of the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.

Previously John was a partner at EY Port Jackson Partners, the Group General Manager of Strategy at ANZ Bank, Managing Director of E*TRADE Australia, and also worked at McKinsey and Co, the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford, and the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

John graduated from the University of Oxford with a doctorate in public law after completing undergraduate degrees in law and science at the University of Melbourne.

John is a keen amateur pianist and gardener.