{"id":684959,"date":"2026-05-21T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684959\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:28:11","slug":"balancing-the-books-abetz-unveils-sweeping-cuts-the-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684959\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Balancing the books\u2019: Abetz unveils sweeping cuts &#8211; The Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi8wFBVV95cUxPWTdab25waGt1b0t1RC02WXdLUUxLd1Fqb2wxdC1uOHdHWF9VYnJsQVc4NVVaRTlsRzEzV3d4Sk5kWlF6TUc2Q3hJeFFWTUJTT1hBRV9YaTVVNTB5eDhPMTVHaXhmMWxTTG1zbFFDSkRfRk11ZGUxRlFVMGlyRlN2cGY5bHd1N2RZU1ZSZWpYSXZLR05ZRUkwaFJDSTExUTVzVzhId215bXBiR3V2ZEE1Y0RKQ2M5WDBteTBOTE4zM0FfM2JSVDZIeUdEUjBOVzlMZ0RvSnRzakloVHBpTHRFcTBIdE5tVGl2d3F2bzJpWXpWN0k?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018Balancing the books\u2019: Abetz unveils sweeping 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