kyla.raby@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Kyla Raby is an antislavery specialist with experience across research, education, and frontline practice. She is completing her PhD at the University of South Australia, examining the responsibility placed on consumers by Australia’s Modern Slavery Act (2018). Kyla is co-author of Modern Slavery in Australia (2024) and has published in leading anti-trafficking journals. She teaches and supports research on human trafficking and modern slavery at several Australian universities and was awarded the UniSA Maurice de Rohan International Scholarship to conduct research in the United Kingdom in 2025.
Kyla has designed and managed support services for survivors of trafficking in the UK, Greece, Bangladesh and Australia. She is a... Read more
About me
Kyla Raby is an antislavery specialist with experience across research, education, and frontline practice. She is completing her PhD at the University of South Australia, examining the responsibility placed on consumers by Australia’s Modern Slavery Act (2018). Kyla is co-author of Modern Slavery in Australia (2024) and has published in leading anti-trafficking journals. She teaches and supports research on human trafficking and modern slavery at several Australian universities and was awarded the UniSA Maurice de Rohan International Scholarship to conduct research in the United Kingdom in 2025.
Kyla has designed and managed support services for survivors of trafficking in the UK, Greece, Bangladesh and Australia. She is a Protection, Gender and Inclusion delegate with Australian Red Cross. Kyla is a Non-Executive Director of Be Slavery Free and was an inaugural member of the New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner's advisory panel. She also founded Everyday Slavery, an education-based social media initiative which recieved start-up funding by the Australian Government. Follow @everyday_slavery on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Kyla holds a Master in Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne, a BA in International Relations and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of South Australia.
About me
Master of Public and International Law University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Journalism University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) University of South Australia
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
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3
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Chazal, N & Raby, K (2024), Modern Slavery in Australia - A definitive guide for practitioners advising businesses and government agencies on modern slavery, Lexus Nexus.
Chazal, N, Raby, K, Spasovska, E (2023), 'I'm all about my child': Supporting modern slavery survivors as parents, Journal of Human Trafficking, 1–15.
Raby, K, Chazal, N, Garcia-Daza, L, & Mebalds, M (2023),‘No Income, Temporary Visa, and Too Many Triggers’: Barriers in accommodating survivors of human trafficking and slavery in Australia, Anti-Trafficking Review, (20), 92–110.
Raby, K & Chazal, N (2022), ‘The Myth of the ‘Ideal offender’: Challenging Persistent Human Trafficking Stereotypes through Emerging Australian Cases’, Anti-Trafficking Review. (18), 13–32.
Chazal, N, & Raby, K (2021), The Impact of Covid-19 on the Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery and their Access to Support Services in Australia, Journal of Modern Slavery.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Red Cross | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
