Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Our first Briefing is heavy on the politics, but these are the big stories for today.

Good afternoon, readers. Our first Briefing is heavy on the politics, but these are the big stories for today.

Turnbull won’t let discriminatory laws pass

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a press conference during the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, November 14, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Malcolm Turnbull warns far-reaching religious protections that are potentially discriminatory will “have virtually no prospect of getting through the parliament”. The ABS will release the results of the survey tomorrow at 10am and we’ll have full coverage.

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Pictured in Ryde today is former NSW Labor Premier Kristina Keneally, who will take on Liberal MP John Alexander in the Bennelong by-election. Picture: Tim Hunter.

She’s back, but can she win?

Kristina Keneally’s shock decision to run in the Bennelong by-election comes after polling predicted a comfortable win for the Libs. The former NSW Labor Premier was aware of the polling when she decided to run. NSW political editor Andrew Clennell writes that while the former Sky News presenter certainly has star power, she also comes with massive baggage.

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Outspoken Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie stood up in the Senate Chamber in Parliament House in Canberra and resigned after she was identified as being a dual citizen. Picture Gary Ramage

Farewell Jacqui Lambie

A tearful Jacqui Lambie paid tribute to her father as she resigned from the Senate, the latest politician lost in the ongoing dual-citizenship saga. Caroline Overington’s laments the departure of a uniquely Australian politician.

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US President Donald Trump (L) chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Mikhail KLIMENTYEV

Electoral interference a global issue

At least 18 elections worldwide were interfered with through social media and the internet over the past year and a top media and politics expert says Australia is vulnerable.

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The over 65s are rarely targeted by consumer marketers and this may help to explain why so many retailers are struggling for sales growth. Picture: Thinkstock

Cashed up with nowhere to spend

Are you over the age of 65 with money to burn? Robert Gottliebsen asks why marketers are ignoring you.