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He was the ‘Baron of Blacktown’ – then his empire fell apart

For almost 30 years, property giant Bathla has been flooding western Sydney with low-cost housing. But construction came to a grinding halt last week. What went wrong?

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Sydney Morning HeraldHe was the ‘Baron of Blacktown’ – then his empire fell apartThe AgeHe was the ‘Baron of Blacktown’ – then his empire fell apartSydney Morning HeraldHe was the ‘Baron of Blacktown’ – then his empire fell apartThe AgeHe was the ‘Baron of Blacktown’ – then his empire fell apart
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Signal first indexedP1 · 72% quality · 2 sources

Corroboration 2→4 sources · quality 72→84P1 · 84% quality · 4 sources

Quality 84→96P1 · 96% quality · 4 sources

Corroboration 4→3 sources · quality 96→99P1 · 99% quality · 3 sources

Corroboration 3→4 sourcesP1 · 99% quality · 4 sources

Source details updatedP1 · 99% quality · 4 sources

Corroboration 4→3 sourcesP1 · 99% quality · 3 sources

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