In this episode of A Just(ER) Generation, Professor Daniel Ghezelbash reflects on how his family’s refugee story and his cousin’s asylum journey shaped his lifelong commitment to justice. Born in Australia to Iranian refugee parents, he shares how these experiences set him on the path to becoming one of the country’s leading voices in international refugee law.

Now Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW, Daniel unpacks Australia’s shifting asylum policies, the global “race to the bottom,” and the urgent need for cooperation. He also explores his work on misinformation, the impact of technology and behavioural science on public opinion, and how tools like AI can be harnessed in the fight to uphold human dignity.

The Global Centre for Social Justice and Advocacy Leadership builds on the legacy of the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education — bringing a global lens and renewed action focus to today’s polycrisis, engaging with a global lens to local and national issues, building core work across advocacy, awareness and action.

Host: 'Alopi Latukefu

This episode of A Just(ER) Generation featuring Thomas Mayo was recorded on 12 August 2025.

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