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Jack Gramenz

Decorated top cop on leave after shock cancer diagnosis

Steve Gollschewski will take immediate leave due to an unexpected cancer diagnosis. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland's top cop has taken immediate leave following a shock cancer diagnosis after a decorated decades-long career which has included overseeing the state's responses to disasters and pandemics.

Queensland Police Service Commissioner Steve Gollschewski advised he would take leave on Friday, with Premier David Crisafulli saying he had the government's full support.

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