John Daley is the CEO of Grattan Institute, which conducts independent, rigorous and practical analysis of Australian public policy.
John Daley has 20 years experience at the intersection of the public sector, private enterprise, and academia. His diverse background includes law, finance, education, and workers compensation.
Previous roles include the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford, the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, consulting firm McKinsey and Co, and most recently ANZ where he was Managing Director of the online stockbroker, E*TRADE Australia.
John has a DPhil in Public Law from the University of Oxford, and degrees in Law and Science from the University of Melbourne.
Why biased budget forecasts make poor politics
May 05, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For the last eight years, budget outcomes have consistently been much lower than previous budget forecasts. But in each year, the treasurer has again forecast a happy return to balance over the next four years....
Solutions beyond supply to the housing affordability problem
Oct 24, 2016 05:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Cutting the cost of infrastructure to go with housing Robin Goodman, Deputy Dean of Sustainability at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies and Joe Hurley, Senior Lecturer, Sustainability and Urban Planning,...
Why it is good policy, not bad politics, to ignore bad modelling on negative gearing
Apr 12, 2016 07:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Negative gearing and capital gains tax are a looming battleground in the federal election. The debate was heightened last month by the release of modelling by consultants BIS Shrapnel purporting to show that reforms would...
Negative gearing won't drive all investors from the housing market. Here's why.
Mar 08, 2016 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate
After Labor announced proposed changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told parliament that the policy would administer two contradictory shocks, massive shocks,...
Three myths on negative gearing the housing industry wants you to believe
Feb 17, 2016 08:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
The Labor party took everyone by surprise over the weekend when it announced it would limit negative gearing to new housing and reduce the capital gains tax discount to 25%. Proving negative gearing is no longer...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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