The title of this recording is "Robert Collins". It was recorded in Wellington Town Hall, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington on the 16th March 2011. Robert Collins is being interviewed by Jim Whitman.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 4 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Robert Collins from Australia talks about attending the human rights conference. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: This abstract summarizes a four-minute recording from a podcast interview featuring Robert Collins, recorded at the Wellington Town Hall on March 16, 2011. The interview, conducted by Jim Whitman, captures Collins' experience at a human rights conference and offers insights into the topics covered and the personal impact of the event. Collins expresses appreciation for the varied array of speakers at the conference and the ability to explore different thematic streams. Flexibility in attending various sessions provided a comprehensive overview of the topics discussed, with morning sessions leaving a notable impression. Personal interest in the Pacific Islands, connected to Collins' relationship with a partner from Samoa, allowed for gaining a fresh perspective and building commonalities in the shared experience. Discussing the theme of 'strength in diversity,' Collins articulates an evolved understanding of the concept. Traditionally believing unity to be a source of strength, the conference has broadened their perspective to see diversity as a force that provides a wealth of viewpoints, preventing narrowness in vision. Through the event, Collins gained specific knowledge about communities they were previously less familiar with, such as intersex and transgender groups. Conversations with Samoan individuals enriched Collins' connections both at the conference and at home. The focus then shifts to Collins' plans to attend legal sessions, particularly those geared toward future actions, which the conference organizers emphasized. Upcoming decisions, relevant to reporting back in Brisbane, piqued Collins' interest as a person actively involved with a gay-friendly church and a counselling service. These roles allow Collins to disseminate important information gained from the conference throughout their community engagements. When discussing inclusivity in Brisbane society, Collins draws a contrast between their prior experience in Melbourne and the current demographic in Brisbane. Noting a significant indigenous population in Brisbane, Collins sees an opportunity for increased education and awareness. The experience at the conference highlighted the approachability and caring nature of people in Wellington, different from Collins' observations back home. The recording concludes with Collins' reflection on personal takeaways from the conference, notably around parliamentary work and legal reform. They express interest in how Pacific Island nations, especially former British colonies, have begun modernizing their legal systems, moving away from outdated colonial legislation. Shocking accounts of violence rooted in archaic laws fuel Collins' desire for legal advancements. The full transcription of the recording follows.  It includes timestamps every thirty seconds in the format [HH:MM:SS].  The transcription begins:  Have you come for both the sports and the conference? Um, mainly for the conference. So that medal there is no, that's just for show. And so we've had the best part of. We're nearly at the end of the first day. What have you made of it? Um, it's What I've enjoyed is the variety of speakers, and I'm able to switch from one stream to the other. So it's given me the flexibility [00:00:30] to to get a a great overview, and it was wonderful to get the speakers this morning. I'm very interested in the, um, some of the Pacific Islands because my partner's from Samoa, So it's giving me a whole new outlook as well. And being kid, he closer to him as well, because we can share things in common now. That is difficult, isn't it? It's very. It's very easy to stick in the West, isn't it, so to speak, the Northern Hemisphere and the West? Um, it's [00:01:00] a slow business, learning more. When we discovered that one of the we mentioned one of the themes was strength in diversity, I've always been brought up that unity is diverse. Unity is strength, but I can see now that there is probably greater strength in the diversity because you get a wider range of views. You're not just stuck to a narrow vision. Yes. So some specific examples of the diversity you've learned about Well, certainly [00:01:30] the intersex and the transgender communities not had a great deal to deal with those before. Um, and some of the Samoan girls they interesting to talk to. So again, that has helped me to strengthen my ties at home as well. With my partner. Um, have you been to any of the legal sections? No. I'm going to one now, which, which is on the, um, sort of the the wrapping up. I've I've studied [00:02:00] the yo principles before, so I left that aside, Um, but I'm going to I'm going to the next one now, which will at least talk about future actions and so on. Yes, that's the future actions. It's something that the conference organisers were keen to promote something for future years. And of course, next week's, um decision as well, which is going forward, is another one I'm interested in, too, in which I can report back into Brisbane when I get home as Well, I'm involved with, [00:02:30] um with a gay friendly church as well. And also a counselling service in Brisbane. So it'll be able I'll be able to transmit meet a lot of the information, uh, through my dealings there as well is, is Brisbane society inclusive? Is it very white? Um well, it's quite a large indigenous community with the Aboriginals more so. I lived in Melbourne before, and that was all white. Whereas Brisbane has got, um [00:03:00] well, in in, as I see it, in particularly where I live in the in the valley. Um, it's quite a big indigenous community, and sometimes they're a little bit. There needs to be greater education and awareness. Um, they're very welfare oriented and so on. So they need to which I found here. The here are wonderful. They're far more approachable. Um, they feel trust more trusted with them as well, because they seem to be more loving, caring. It's [00:03:30] interesting and personally what you got to take away with you? Is it the stuff around your Parliament? Certainly. Yes. And some of the information on the law reform that I'd like to take that with me. Um, I'll be interested to hear what, what in some of the Pacific islands, how how they've approached it as well, because particularly in the colonial areas, I know certainly in in parts of Asia the the the the British colonies there. So India and those parts there, they're still unfortunately living under colonial [00:04:00] laws. They haven't sort of brought up to the British standard now, which is into a different area of law reform. When you hear of killings and that sort of thing, it really makes your blood boil to think that's happening. Still, I got the sense from this afternoon session that the Brits, perhaps on their own, managed to export a lot of the criminal codes that what it is and the that's right, they're still relying on Queen Victoria laws. They haven't. Whereas Britons have come up to the 21st century in their law reform. But the colonial [00:04:30] countries still have to do that. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. 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