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There's a lot of nervousness among staff about public service cuts. (Image: Getty)

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Two more nail-biting weeks?Rugby fans have something to distract them for a few more days, but BusinessDesk predicts there will be one more nail-biting week after this weekend’s grand final to decide the winner of a three-way maul of a different sort.National signalled its intention to get a lot done between now and Christmas, so BusinessDesk is picking that coalition talks will be finalised over the weekend straight after the final vote tally is announced on Nov 3.The No 1 question for many will be what’s been agreed on the scale o...

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