Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. We have same-sex marriage, John Barilaro, dual-citizenship, the bank inquiry and a giant battery.

Good afternoon, readers. On Friday we have same-sex marriage, a bad day for John Barilaro, dual-citizenship, bank inquiry motivations and Elon Musk’s moment of truth.

Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies

Church leaders sound same-sex marriage alarm

Australian church leaders, including Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies, have written an open letter to both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten sounding the alarm on the lack of religious freedoms in the bill to legalise same-sex marriage.

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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro in Canberra.

Stacks on John

Nationals and Liberals alike are piling on John Barilaro after the NSW Deputy Premier called for Malcolm Turnbull to resign by Christmas. Read Peter van Onselen, Jack the Insider and Chris Kenny’s take.

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Christopher Pyne at the launch of the Battlefield Command System for the Army, in Canberra.Picture Gary Ramage

Coalition to refer Labor and crossbench MPs

Christopher Pyne says the Turnbull government will refer Labor and crossbench MPs under a citizenship cloud to the High Court with or without their support.

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The Money Cafe with Kirby and Kohler

Bank probe revenge

Is the royal commission into the banks simply revenge for same-sex marriage? Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss this and more on the latest episode of The Money Cafe.

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A wide view of the battery station at the launch of Tesla's 100 megawatt lithium-ion battery at Jamestown, north of Adelaide, Friday, December 1, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Tesla battery switches on in SA

It’s the moment of truth for Elon Musk’s giant lithium-ion battery system. Will it help protect against blackouts this summer?