Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Wednesday brings us politics, the arrival of a super troll, stranded tourists and falling Sydney property prices.

Good afternoon, readers. Wednesday brings us politics, the arrival of a super troll, stranded tourists and falling Sydney property prices.

Coalition Senator Dean Smith receives a hug from Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy after the same-sex marriage bill passed the Senate in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, November 29, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Senate passes same-sex marriage bill 43-12

The Dean Smith bill passed through the Senate with no amendments and will be put to the House of Representatives next week.

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Labor Senator Sam Dastyari reacts during the Same Sex Marriage debate in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, November 28, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull accuses Dastyari of subversion

Malcolm Turnbull has accused Labor senator Sam Dastyari of trying to subvert Australian authorities while helping the communist Chinese government

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Milo Yiannopoulos is 'ready to offend Australia', he said as he arrived in SydneyControversial speaker started with one of country's most cherished landmarksSaid Opera House is 'carbuncle masquerading as an architectural masterpiece' Photo Nathan Richter

‘Internet supervillain’ Milo lands in Oz

Professional provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has branded former PM Julia Gillard “a prick” as he prepares to embark on his speaking tour of Australia.

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Tourists sleep at the airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, after leaving the island of Bali by ferry following the cancellation of their flights due to smoke and ash clouds erupting from Mount Agung volcano on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. An erupting volcano with a deadly history on Indonesia's Bali, one of the world's most popular resort islands, has spread drifting ash 7,600 meters (4.7 miles) into the atmosphere and closed the island's international airport for a third day Wednesday. (Sheryl David via AP)

Airport closes as volcano erupts

Bali authorities have ordered the airport remain closed for another 24 hours - despite an easing of the volcano aviation alert.

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Sydney house price falls

The Sydney’s housing market slowdown has intensified, with prices falling faster in November compared to recent months.