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Lily Raynes

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Lily Raynes

Anne Kantor Fellow

Lily Raynes was an Anne Kantor Fellow based in the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work. She is interested in trade unionism and reform to Australia’s labour law framework. Lily has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne and a Juris Doctor from Monash University.

Lily has experience working in the trade union movement, government, NGOs and as a legal research assistant focusing on labour law.

Research by Lily Raynes

Budget Analysis 2022-23

The Commonwealth Government has tabled its budget for the 2022-23 financial year. As the nation emerges from two years of

Wages, prices and the federal election

The recent federal election featured important debate regarding the rising cost of living in Australia, and whether and how wages

Robbed at sea

Endemic wage theft from seafarers in Australian waters

The October 2022-23 Commonwealth Budget: A good start … but rocky times ahead

The new Albanese Labor government has tabled a revised budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, revising revenue and spending forecasts

Collective bargaining and wage growth in Australia

The reforms proposed in the Secure Jobs, Better Wages bill represent important but incremental steps in restoring a better balance

Going nuclear: the costs of mid-bargaining termination of enterprise agreements

New research from the Centre for Future Work quantifies the dramatic risks faced by workers whose employers unilaterally terminate enterprise

Call Me Maybe (Not)

Working overtime and a right to disconnect in Australia