A US judge has halted construction of Donald Trump's nearly $700 million White House ballroom.

The President had the East Wing bowled last year to make way for the project.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been granted a request for a preliminary injunction, alleging Trump exceeded his authority by not getting Congress approval before launching into construction.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says this delay will give Trump time to appeal the decision. 

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A US judge has halted construction of Donald Trump's nearly $700 million White House ballroom.
The President had the East Wing bowled last year to make way for the project.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been granted a request for a preliminary injunction, alleging Trump exceeded his authority by not getting Congress approval before launching into construction.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says this delay will give Trump time to appeal the decision.&nbsp;
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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the US judge pausing construction of Trump's planned White House ballroom

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No matter how many times a parent may claim they don't have a favourite child, research has indicated preferential treatment does take place.

A meta‑analysis published in Psychological Bulletin - drawing on data from more than 19,000 people across 30 studies in the US, Canada and Western Europe between 2015 and 2022 found that daughters were preferred. 

Therapist Jo Robertson says this research can be interpreted in many ways.

"A lot of research shows that what we ask of our girls is different to what we ask of our sons. So I think it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy." 

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No matter how many times a parent may claim they don't have a favourite child, research has indicated preferential treatment does take place.
A meta‑analysis published in Psychological Bulletin - drawing on data from more than 19,000 people across 30 studies in the US, Canada and Western Europe between 2015 and 2022 found that daughters were preferred.&nbsp;
Therapist Jo Robertson says this research can be interpreted in many ways.
"A lot of research shows that what we ask of our girls is different to what we ask of our sons. So I think it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."&nbsp;
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Jo Robertson: therapist on the research that parents do have a favourite child

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Australia's Prime Minister will address the nation tonight outlining how Australians can help with the fuel crisis. 

It's understood Anthony Albanese will urge people to save fuel for industries that most need it. 

It's the first time an Australian Prime Minister has delivered a national address since Scott Morrison did during Covid-19 in March 2020. 

Australian correspondent Charles Croucher says the timing is strategic. 

"This is an attempt to put everyone on the same page, before we go into that Easter long weekend and then school holidays over here. You kind of lose the audience if you're the PM."

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Australia's Prime Minister will address the nation tonight outlining how Australians can help with the fuel crisis.&nbsp;
It's understood Anthony Albanese will urge people to save fuel for industries that most need it.&nbsp;
It's the first time an Australian Prime Minister has delivered a national address since Scott Morrison did during Covid-19 in March 2020.&nbsp;
Australian correspondent Charles Croucher says the timing is strategic.&nbsp;
"This is an attempt to put everyone on the same page, before we go into that Easter long weekend and then school holidays over here. You kind of lose the audience if you're the PM."
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Charles Croucher: Nine News chief political editor ahead of Anthony Albanese's upcoming address

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Labour MP Kieran McAnulty says his member's bill to loosen liquor regulations on key public holidays will clear up confusion.

It would allow hospitality venues to sell alcohol on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day morning and Christmas Day - without needing to serve a meal.

The bill could be in place by this Easter weekend, with its final reading underway in Parliament.

McAnulty says venues currently have to operate under different rules than the rest of the year, which doesn't make any sense.

"All I'm proposing is that on these days, the businesses that are already operating and the workers that are already working anyway can just do so under normal conditions." 

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Labour MP Kieran McAnulty says his member's bill to loosen liquor regulations on key public holidays will clear up confusion.
It would allow hospitality venues to sell alcohol on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day morning and Christmas Day - without needing to serve a meal.
The bill could be in place by this Easter weekend, with its final reading underway in Parliament.
McAnulty says venues currently have to operate under different rules than the rest of the year, which doesn't make any sense.
"All I'm proposing is that on these days, the businesses that are already operating and the workers that are already working anyway can just do so under normal conditions."&nbsp;
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Kieran McAnulty: Labour MP on his member's bill designed to loosen liquor regulations on public holidays

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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the US judge pausing construction of Trump's planned White House ballroom

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