Crown lawyers apologised for long pauses at a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry.

The “terraced” lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.

Two women have died and another is seriously injured after they were swept off rocks and thrown into the water in Sydney's south.

Emergency services were first called to the scene at Kurnell about 4.30pm and the women were pulled from the water a short time later.

Paramedics performed CPR on two of the women, but they died at the scene.

The third woman is being treated for hyperthermia and there are concerns she has a spinal injury.

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Two bystanders are also being treated for hyperthermia.

It's believed they tried to help rescue the women.

The area is a popular place for rock fisherman but there is no indication that the women were fishing.

It is also notoriously dangerous. Last month two fishermen died after being swept off rocks along the same stretch of coast.

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Hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles are being imported into Australia from China each year, overtaking previous demand for locally-made Ford and Holden cars.

China has become the third major source of vehicles sold in Australia, according to Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber.

"Year to date in 2024 over 80 per cent of all electric vehicles sold in Australia were made in China," Weber told 9News finance editor Chris Kohler.

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"It's good for Australian consumers because it's putting more choice into the market and it's putting downward pressure on prices as competition rises."

Weber said Australians were purchasing vehicles for a cheaper price than in other countries due to "an incredibly open market" with few tariffs and non-tariff barriers.

"Therefore the Australian consumer gets the benefit of the best quality product from around the world at the cheapest possible prices," Weber said.

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For example, a BYD Seal is for sale in Australia for about $50,000, but European car buyers may spend an equivalent of $90,000.

"We continue to see the increase in EVs, they're now eight per cent of the market last month," Weber said.

"We're also seeing the rise in hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and around 24 per cent of all vehicles were a fuel-efficient product.

"We're seeing a change in the market where consumers are demanding low-emission vehicles, which is good for the environment."

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Drive director of content James Ward said more than half a dozen new brands had announced plans to come to Australia in the past month.

"It's been an unprecedented month in the Australian new car market," Ward told 9News Melbourne.

"We're already one of the most hotly-contested and uncomplicated markets in the world.

"But there have been seven new brands saying they will start selling cars in Australia, either later in 2024 or early in 2025."

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Defence accused him of torching the place after breaking in and assaulting the woman.

A West Australian mother charged over a car crash that killed her twin girls has had her case mentioned in court for the first time.

Rachel Lisa Van Oyen is facing two counts of careless driving causing death, but did not appear in person, with her lawyer saying she is "struggling with the process".

Her seven-year-old daughters, Macey and Riley, died when the car they were in veered off the road and hit a tree by the Great Eastern Highway in Carrabin, about 300 kilometres west of Perth.

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Police will allege their mother was behind the wheel during the accident on the morning of February 18.

The trio had been travelling back to their home in Halls Head from Kalgoorlie, and detectives said everyone was wearing a seatbelt.

After the crash, 31-year-old Oyen was taken to hospital but later discharged.

She will reappear in court in August.

The overflow flooded the ground floor and may have damaged sports equipment.