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The young policeman aiming for reconciliation on the beat

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Understanding and reconciliation is something 23-year-old Noongar-Yamatji man and police officer Cohen Taylor wants desperately for his community.

This week’s West Aussie Great was last week crowned WA’s first Mr NAIDOC, an empowerment and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Perth aged between 18 and 30 years.

Constable Taylor told Gareth Parker on 6PR Breakfast he grew up in Walpole, living next door to a a police officer, “a remarkable man” who changed his views on authority and respect.

He told Parker he has seen his people live in fear of law enforcement and has tried to remove the stigma they have with police and rebuild their relationships, based on his life experiences.

In the three years since he joined the force, his actions have already had a positive impact.

Press PLAY below to hear how Constable Taylor tackles the tough and sensitive issue

Mr NAIDOC 2022 nominees (left to right): Zahri Manolis, Tyson McEwan, Cohen Wade Taylor, Darcie McGuire, Thomas Betts, Phillip Ugle-Dawson.

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