As it happened: WA news on Monday, March 23

After skipping two LPGA events to remain in Australia, Green will fly to the US on Monday seeking a fourth straight win at the $US4 million Aramco Championship in Las Vegas from April 2.

After that is the JM Eagle LA Championship in Los Angeles, an event Green won in 2023 and 2024.
The season’s first major is the Chevron Championship in Houston from April 23.

Not even Greg Norman in his pomp or Karrie Webb - Green’s dinner companion on Sunday night - won three consecutive global-tour tournaments.

Robert Allenby’s 2005 Triple Crown - he won the Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship and Australian Masters in successive weeks - will go down in folklore.

But all three events were run solely by the PGA Tour of Australasia.

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“And that’s why he was rewarded with such a strong result, and a result which saw him increase his majority.

“In a lot of ways, his government reflects my own and that is we are focused on the things that matter to people, jobs, health, housing, making sure we talk about those issues which impact on people’s lives.”

Cook said the South Australian election result was a devastating result for the Liberal and National parties.

“They’ve been off on this ideological folly, entertaining elements of the extreme right, and as a result of that, people have given up on them,” he said.

“They’re not relevant to mainstream Australia, and you saw people simply give up on them and go and attach themselves to other minor parties.

“You cannot take the electorate for granted - you cannot simply roll up on election day without a policy, without an agenda, without talking about the things that matter to Western Australians and expect to get re-elected.”

The 24-year-old was playing his first match since suffering a concussion in the early stages of a pre-season loss to Port Adelaide.

Edwards has suffered other concussions earlier in his career, and after suffering two more in the past month, the 56-game defender is now set to be given an extended break to look after his long-term health.

“I’m imagining he’ll spend a little bit of time away from the game now trying to get himself healthy and right again, and we’ll do everything we can to support him,” West Coast coach Andrew McQualter said.

Edwards’ setback is a massive blow to West Coast after star backman Jeremy McGovern was forced to retire last year due to his own concussion issues.

In better news, co-captain Liam Baker looks to have escaped major injury after injuring his ankle in the dying minutes of the match.

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Gibson came through qualifying in California, winning six matches in all, and has now won five on the trot in the other major WTA 1000 event. She’s not dropped a set yet in Miami and hasn’t even had her serve broken in the last three matches.

Before Indian Wells, the Australian had been ranked No.112 in the world. Having jumped to No.68, now she’s set to at least become world No.56 next week and move to second in the Australian rankings ahead of Daria Kasatkina and behind only Maya Joint.

But the tests only get harder. In the last 16, she’s now going to have to face Australian Open champion and world No.2 Elena Rybakina, who defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-4.

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“After picking up his laundry his Lordship thanks visitors to the exhibition and would also like to thank EY for adding to his coffers.”

Drew McDonald’s sculpture SOMA – featuring a pair of dolphins leaping from a toaster – was awarded the $2000 Kids’ Choice Prize, which is voted on by children who visit the exhibition.

McDonald, from NSW’s Ocean Shores, said children were “the future artists, engineers, scientists, tradies, medical professionals, future cultural voices and decision-makers”.

“So, to have them choose my sculpture SOMA as their favourite ... that’s a huge compliment. It means a lot,” he said.

The exhibition returned to Cottesloe at the beginning of March after funding woes led to a hiatus in 2025. More than 230,000 people visited the beachside gallery from across Perth, WA, interstate and overseas this year, the organisers said.