Fatal assault in Sydney; mistaken identity killings; housing crisis faces long road
A man in his 40s has died following a serious assault at a unit block in Ermington, Sydney's northwest, with a 30-year-old arrested at the scene. New South Wales police are calling for stronger responses after recent suspected mistaken identity killings claimed the lives of university student Marco Tapia and Joshua MacDonald, neither of whom had links to organised crime. Australia's big four banks warn the housing affordability crisis could take a generation to fix, with national dwelling prices tipped to fall 9 per cent from their peak, while three banks predict another interest rate rise…
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