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OUR FAMILY IS WHOLE AGAIN

FOR more than two weeks it cast a pall over Australia, fears mounting with each passing day.

The mysterious disappearance of Cleo Smith was called Australia’s Madeleine McCann story and it’s not hard to see why: a family on holiday, a little girl snatched in the night, distraught parents, a nation united in desperation and an extensive police hunt proving fruitless day after day.

But unlike Maddie, Cleo Smith’s case has had a happy ending – and the four-year-old is now the most famous child in Australia, her story captivating people around the world.

As the country celebrated her return, police released heartwarming

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