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      <news:title>When a nation’s result is decided by a handful of votes, patience is the first duty</news:title>
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      <news:title>A tight New Zealand result will hand the agenda to the parties with the smallest mandates</news:title>
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      <news:title>Seven moves in 18 months: how rental churn is hollowing out essential services</news:title>
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      <news:title>Don’t let budget straitjackets choke Australia’s home battery boom</news:title>
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      <news:title>New Zealand’s election looks like a referendum on cost‑of‑living — and the small parties hold the keys</news:title>
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      <news:title>When volunteers find the missing: Tasmania’s repeated rescue wake‑up call</news:title>
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      <news:title>South Australia’s juries must reflect the communities they judge</news:title>
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      <news:title>Port Hedland’s green‑ammonia bunkering is a milestone — now policy must catch up</news:title>
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