Cleo Smith’s alleged abductor collects Bratz dolls and is pictured on social media wearing a shirt with cartoons on it.

Drivers are set to find it easier to get a car park and people with unused driveways and parking spaces will be able to make extra cash on the side through the state government’s new Park’nPay app.

Sydney pubs and bars are in a war for staff with young job-hunters picking up dozens of offers in a matter of hours – while some venues are going as far as posing as patrons to steal employees.

And in sport, Mal Meninga is returning to help the Queensland Rugby League, with ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys giving the Australian coach the green light to return to the Maroons’ Origin program.

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